Delrin drive shaft support - U-Joint info

[S. Jaworski]

Drive shaft Rebalance!?  Nah!!!!

I put a piece of tape across all connections - cv joints - U-joint   . .and
spray paint(grey primer) over the tape . . .that leaves a line for later
alignment. You can use different colored paint on each joint to avoid later
confusion. You can also use a punch to mark mating connections . .. just in
case the paint comes off later during cleaning. If you want, you can also
mark the CV-joint/Drive flange connections. Pays to be careful.
The CV-joints also need to be punched or marked internally for later
reassembly . . . . I wont go into that . .I think its covered in sufficient
detail in the Bentley.

Reassembling CV joints can get pretty hairy if you have'nt done it before .
..  they actually go together a lot easier backwards . . . only to seize up
on you real fast if you install them in the car that way.
I take a tranquilizer before I reassemble cv joints . . . . . . keeps me
veeeeeery caaaaaalm       . . . .shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  . . . . .I'm working on a
joint now . . . . . . .errrrr   CV joint

Syl


>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kaklikian, Gary <Gary.Kaklikian at compaq.com>
>To: 'S. Jaworski' <syljay at optonline.net>; <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 8:50 AM
>Subject: RE: Delrin drive shaft support - U-Joint info


> Thanks again for the info, Syl. And Jim, I never saw your post (??). Could
> you forward it to me?
> I thought replacement of the center u-joint would require the driveshaft
> assembly to be rebalanced.  None of the (many) driveline shops I asked
> locally could do this - no equipment to mount the CV flanges.
>
> Gary