Hey Guys,
I just installed the uni joint of my RB30 Patrol driveshaft rear.
The driveshaft side of the uni joint bearing is still showing a fair bit resistance.
I feel something is NOT right there.
Initially it was so tight, I knew something's definitely NOT right, as in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vhg...ature=youtu.be
After hitting the driveshaft trunnion ears with a socket and a piece of wood to ease up any slack between the circlip groove and the trunnion ears, it loosen up a fair bit, but still there's a fair bit resistance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Lg...ature=youtu.be
Above is as good as I can get it. The york side of the uni joint bearings are pretty loose with no dramas.
The old bearing looked pretty good with plenty of grease inside when I removed it.
There weren't any damage I could see to the needle bearings or the surface of the uni joint rods. The reason I decided to replace the uni joint was there's a bit of uneven movement on the driveshaft side of the uni joint bearing. But, I expected that issue to go away after installing the new one. The uneven feeling of the movement(felt by hand) is apparently gone with the new one, but it's still got bit too much resistance.
Any ideas guys?
What I might have done wrong?
Is it possible trunnion ears are slightly bent? If that's the case, I shouldn't have been able to squeeze in the circlips that easily, should I?!!
If you look at the pictures, you can see, the bearing clip is about 0.5mm in from edge in one side, but the other side sits evenly on the edge.
Also when I greased it with the gun, very little grease appeared to have come out of the
side with the bearing cap is in 0.5mm from the edge.
Is that a tell tale sign of bearing cap's in too much?
Then how come I wasn't able to correct that by tapping on the trunnion ears hard enough?
The circlips on both sides are snugly in. There's no gap I can see, feel or correct by hitting it.
What should I do??!!
Thanx for any help.
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