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I need some help, please.
My son has a Wild Willy II that he (we) broke last summer. Now being the ideal time to fix things, I've dug it out for repair. On inspection the problem is a missing right side drive shaft. I've measured it with calipers (CAD pic). I think I've sourced a replacement (catalogue pic), but I wanted to check how they measure dimensions.
The existing left-hand one measures (by my calipers) 44.7mm externally, and, as best as I can estimate, 39mm center to center.
The one I've found describes it as "39mm" but is this a center to center dimension, or an external dimension?
https://www.rcteam.fr/ta-05-ta-06-ta-07/32210-tamiya-cardans-roues-39mm-50883-4950344508839.html
It's a French site, as the English site I found with the same part won't deliver outside of UK for now:
https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/tamiya-50883-39mm-drive-shaft-p-8934.html
I'm assuming it's the right size part, but any expert confirmation would be appreciated before I order it.