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Re: Spit Differential and U-Joints <9503077972.AA797268056@i

To: "jpratchi" <jpratchi@isdlink1.ess.harris.com>
Subject: Re: Spit Differential and U-Joints <9503077972.AA797268056@isdlink1.ess.harris.com>
From: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 08:20:21 PDT
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net, kerch@parc.xerox.com
>>>"jpratchi" said:
 > The whole time, the half shaft, no 
 > longer connected to the differential was banging away underneath the car. 
...
 >    The lesson from my experience is Greg is absolutely right to replace the 
 > U-Joint at the first sign of noise or trouble!

And do like the racers do: install a loop of steel around the ends of 
the propshaft to catch it if it breaks again.  I think some organisations 
require this.

  --berry

Berry Kercheval :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

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