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Re: Vibration UPDATE

To: "Dave Vrba" <Dave_Vrba@mail.sel.sony.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Vibration UPDATE
From: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:28:29 -0700
References: <003273FE.4532@mail.sel.sony.com>
Reply-to: "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>
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Dave

I used to use the tape trick but switched to stuffing newspaper into the
joints. Both methods work.
Larry Miller
http://www.ado13.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Vrba <Dave_Vrba@mail.sel.sony.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 8:57 AM
Subject: Vibration UPDATE


>      Hello listers:
>
>      Pulled the driveshaft on the '62 Sprite this weekend and SHO NUF , a
>      bearing failure (almost half gone) on one of the spiders on the front
>      U-joint.  The back was OK but it's out o'there too.  Getting a local
>      Driveline shop to replace both ends this week for a $15 charge. (I
>      supply the u-joints)  Can't beat that price for a pro to do the job.
>
>      Thanks again for the diagnosis help from all who responded on where
to
>      look to find the vibration source.
>
>      In the reinstall process of the drive shaft, I believe this list
>      posted before to wrap the front u-joint in black elect tape to
>      stabilize the joint for easier insertion / joining of the front
spline
>      up the tunnel.  (Just let the tape blow itself off with rotation and
>      out the tunnel as you drive.)
>
>      Is this the current best tip on putting the drive shaft back in?
>
>      TIA.
>
>      Dave
>      '62 Sprite MKII
>      Dublin, CA
>


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