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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:46 pm
Hi all.
I eventually managed to remove the driveshaft from the near side hub flange - took about a week of fiddling around when I had time.
I have opened up the holes slightly with an adjustable reamer - fantastic idea. The shafts now pop on with a modest push - I can fit them by hand.
I was expecting to complete the rear end this weekend, and get the engine and gearbox into the chassis so I could run the engine.
So, having done what I would refer to as 'fitting', I assembled the nearside hub and driveshaft, having polished the flanges and brake disc and put copper grease on the studs etc. As soon as I rotated the hub I noticed the run out of the disk. Fitting the caliper confirmed that I'd managed to bend one or more of the wings on the outboard driveshaft - there was no run out before, now it's huge.
I've now removed the hub, shaft and bearings; the bearings are of course new, since that's one of the jobs that was already completed. I have a special tool that fits onto the wheel spinner thread, so removal was easy.
A new shaft is ?150.
So, if you buy some of the CV joint driveshafts, and they don't fit straight on with a modest amount of pushing, then stop, buy an adjustable reamer, and adust until they fit. Trust me, if you have to knock them on with more than the lightest of taps from a hammer, then once they're on, they are very hard to remove!! I was being very carefull not to hammer too hard when I removed mine.
I only had to remove a few thou with the reamer to make the things fit.
Sean.
I eventually managed to remove the driveshaft from the near side hub flange - took about a week of fiddling around when I had time.
I have opened up the holes slightly with an adjustable reamer - fantastic idea. The shafts now pop on with a modest push - I can fit them by hand.
I was expecting to complete the rear end this weekend, and get the engine and gearbox into the chassis so I could run the engine.
So, having done what I would refer to as 'fitting', I assembled the nearside hub and driveshaft, having polished the flanges and brake disc and put copper grease on the studs etc. As soon as I rotated the hub I noticed the run out of the disk. Fitting the caliper confirmed that I'd managed to bend one or more of the wings on the outboard driveshaft - there was no run out before, now it's huge.
I've now removed the hub, shaft and bearings; the bearings are of course new, since that's one of the jobs that was already completed. I have a special tool that fits onto the wheel spinner thread, so removal was easy.
A new shaft is ?150.
So, if you buy some of the CV joint driveshafts, and they don't fit straight on with a modest amount of pushing, then stop, buy an adjustable reamer, and adust until they fit. Trust me, if you have to knock them on with more than the lightest of taps from a hammer, then once they're on, they are very hard to remove!! I was being very carefull not to hammer too hard when I removed mine.
I only had to remove a few thou with the reamer to make the things fit.
Sean.