Whilst working on the underneath of the Lotus Cortina, it was evident that the car had had an oil leak for a number of years before it was laid up. (Most likely due to a leaking rope seal on the back of the crankshaft)
This has probably had a lot to do with keeping the floor rust and rot free, but had also had a detrimental effect on anything made of rubber!
The special LC split propshaft has two rubber bushes in the centre and both of these had become seriously contaminated, as you can see from the pic below.
Whilst removing these, I also removed the gearbox crossmember and found that the rubber part of that was totally oil contaminated too. Needless to say, a new one has been ordered and will be replaced once it arrives.
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