1970 cutlass s drive shaft questons
#1
1970 cutlass s drive shaft questons
on my drive shaft .On the u joint there are like plastic pins on the sides , to replace the joint should I heat them up 1st, or just press them out also on the shaft is the smaller drive shaft is it soupposed to move in and out?
#3
A press could shear those off easily. I see they are original.
If you are just a guy with a socket and a hammer OR C clamp, I suggest heat them with a propane torch till they are good and hot and bang/compress away.
What do you mean smaller drive shaft?
If you have a two piece drive shaft, and the two pieces move...that's bad very bad.
If you are just a guy with a socket and a hammer OR C clamp, I suggest heat them with a propane torch till they are good and hot and bang/compress away.
What do you mean smaller drive shaft?
If you have a two piece drive shaft, and the two pieces move...that's bad very bad.
#5
The concentric tubes have a rubber damper between them. There should not be any relative motion between the two tubes. If there is, the driveshaft is bad. The concentric tube design was only used on AT cars.
#13
heat
Best to get your little map torch from Home depot and get out as much as possible and as it is hot the yoke will expand enough to make the extraction much easier.
I AM NOT saying you can not do it the way you are.... Some people would not support the yoke well enough so this is a safe stupid proof way not to mess up the shaft.
If it were me. I would get rid of the shaft all together and get a ONE piece drive shaft. THAT thing is a accident waiting to happen with a torquey Motor. Jim
JD
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