Just a thought.
If ya have to belt this crap out of something to fit it in place, especially with a hefty hammer, SOMETHING IS LIKELY WRONG.
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Just a thought.
If ya have to belt this crap out of something to fit it in place, especially with a hefty hammer, SOMETHING IS LIKELY WRONG.
I pulled both old uni-joints of the rear drive shaft and regreased them and put them back in.
It goes fine now. So far, I can't sense anymore annoying vibrations than before.
Front uni-joint of the rear drive shaft was an absolute bona fide PITA. The needle rollers kept falling and and
it took me ages to get it right. I also bought two drive shafts(front and back) as a backup, just in case.
If your having difficulty slip the uni apart and grease it up by hand this will help to hold the needles in place while you reassemble shaft.Quote:
Originally Posted by dom14
The grease acts like a glue to "help" hold needles in place.
I had the same problem and this "helped alot" its still tricky but made it much less painful.
Yeah, it was well greased inside the caps, but still took fair bit improvisation to get it right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robo
I liked the idea of gently tapping each cap of the yoke on equal amounts to get them in without misplacing
the needle rollers, which did work with the drive shaft trunnion end uni caps. But, that approach didn't work with
the yoke for some reason. So, I had to get one cap three quaters in first, then carefully insert the uni rod into the cap and
then slowly insert the other cap while gently tapping to get it in without causing the needle rollers to go out of place.
I was holding in cap ends vertical, and I reckon it's a better approach after all, 'cos if the rollers try to go out of place of
the cap I'm tapping on, won't be easy to go out of place 'cos they have to come out of the place against gravity this time.
I still had to hold the uni joint by hand in the mid position though.
Good thing about old uni joints is that I was able to know straightaway when the needle rollers were out of place, 'cos I
couldn't get the caps to go in with reasonable hitting to deep enough to get the circlip in.
The TOYO replacement was different 'cos the circlips were half the thickness of the groove, so it's possible to get the
circlip in while the needle rollers were out of place.
I think I need to document this in detail in the other thread with photos. I will do that soon.
One thing I learnt is that it's always better to get hold of a press or improvise a press with a big enough bench vice and
few pieces of spacers.