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To: TR List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Rear Axle Shafts
From: Dave Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:20:14 -0400
Cc: "TR: Gernot Vonhoegen" <gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk>
Gernot writes:

>Hi Folks, just gotten back ol.
>promptly had to MOT the TR6, guess what, it failed. Guess on what, you
>guessed it(did you?) rear wheel bearing slack.
>As I don't have the puller for the bearing I had to opt for adjusting the
>bearing so it was only a two hour job. Anyone got any idea why you should
>remove the complete driveshaft instead of just pulling it out of the diff
>end, after all, there is only one position to put it back in.
>
>Cheers, Gernot

None I can think of.  I've done it that way many times.  I've even
"mixed and matched" without detrimental effects.  Just lub the splines
and make sure the gaters are good and tight.

Dave Massey
St. Louis, MO USA

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