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- NC Sandhills
I tore a driveshaft apart yesterday (Double-cardan front from 89 AW4/242) with intent to freshen up the 3 UJs.
Anyway the roller bearings inside the D-C 'ball' were toast, and the removable cup was worn-rusted/pitted badly. The fixed cup (part of the yoke-welded to the DS) is pretty rough too. How does one service a mess like this?
I assume the ball and removable cup are simple replacements, but what for that fixed cup/yoke? Have it cut off and replaced???or does it even matter.
Question #2: How does that cap come off (to access/clean the 'slip' splines) Mine turns by hand, but doesn't appear to be unthreading. We refreshed and cleaned my buddies S10 shaft and his just unscrewed...
This was the OEM shaft from the AW4/242 setup, I am running a similar shaft (89 5spd/231) in there now, swapped from my MJ when I swapped in the 231. I hate to tear into that one and find a similar mess...but OTOH I have two other spare double-cardan front shafts to scrounge parts off if need be (one custom length XJ, one from ZJ)
Thanks
Anyway the roller bearings inside the D-C 'ball' were toast, and the removable cup was worn-rusted/pitted badly. The fixed cup (part of the yoke-welded to the DS) is pretty rough too. How does one service a mess like this?
I assume the ball and removable cup are simple replacements, but what for that fixed cup/yoke? Have it cut off and replaced???or does it even matter.
Question #2: How does that cap come off (to access/clean the 'slip' splines) Mine turns by hand, but doesn't appear to be unthreading. We refreshed and cleaned my buddies S10 shaft and his just unscrewed...
This was the OEM shaft from the AW4/242 setup, I am running a similar shaft (89 5spd/231) in there now, swapped from my MJ when I swapped in the 231. I hate to tear into that one and find a similar mess...but OTOH I have two other spare double-cardan front shafts to scrounge parts off if need be (one custom length XJ, one from ZJ)
Thanks