Apparatus and method for testing drive shaft joints

A shaft test assembly comprising:

• a first shaft segment having a first body extending from a first circumferential end to a second circumferential end;
• a second shaft segment having a second body extending from a third circumferential end to a fourth circumferential end;
• a first fastener extending through the first body and the second body;
• and
• a second fastener extending through the first body and the second body;
• wherein the second fastener is disposed opposite the first fastener.

A shaft test system comprising:

• a shaft test assembly having an axis, the test assembly comprising:
• a first shaft segment having a curved first body extending from a first circumferential end to a second circumferential end;
• a second shaft segment having a curved second body extending from a third circumferential end to a fourth circumferential end;
• a first fastener extending through the first body and the second body;
• and
• a second fastener extending through the first body and the second body;
• a first applicator part extending into the shaft test assembly and contacting the first body;
• and
• a second applicator part extending into the shaft test assembly and contacting the second body;
• wherein the first applicator part is configured to exert a first force on the first body in a first radial direction and the second applicator part is configured to exert a second force on the second body in a second radial direction;
• and
• wherein the first radial direction is opposite the second radial direction.