I am in the process of replacing a worn u-joint on my TR6 driveshaft
and have a couple of questions:
1 - Despite my best efforts, one of the u-joints on the driveshaft is
being stubborn, in that all 4-circlips retaining that u-joint
refuse to come out, despite my use of liquid wrench and my use
of circlip / snap-ring pliers. (The other u-joint had a different
type of circlip which came out without any hassle.) My question
for the list is whether or not there are any tricks that I should
use to remove stubborn, stuck circlips? The problem is that the
circlips are stuck or bound at some point along their length, so
that squeezing the circlip with the circlip pliers does not free
the entire length of the circlip, but simply flexes the free
portion of the clip. Any ideas?
2 - While I have the driveshaft out of the car, what is the list
consensus as to what, if anything, should be done in rebuilding
the splined section of the driveshaft. My factory manual for the
TR6 doesn't list any procedures for rebuilding the shaft, even
though the manual depicts the splined shaft. However, my Haynes TR6
manual has a one-sentence instruction along the lines of "fit the
dust cap, steel washer, and a new cork gasket over the splined part
of the propeller shaft." If I do disassemble the splined shaft, are
there any suggestions as to what to use for a lubricant? There seems
to be very little, if any lubricant on my currently disassembled
driveshaft. It seems to me that without a rubber boot over the
whole thing that regular axle bearing grease may retain dirt and
actually hasten wear. Suggestions?
Thanks!
--ken
Well-driven '70 & '74 TR6s
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Ken Streeter | mailto:knstreeter@attbi.com
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