Re: torque tube woes XXXX fun
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Re: torque tube woes XXXX fun



Man it's been a long time since I did this so I do not recall the details.

However, the inner driveshaft is splined on both ends; the far (rear) end has a coupler (the v8's had some sort of balancer/coupler but I've never seen one). The thing is, there's a sealed bearing in the middle, which is probably what's shifted and sticking in the housing. I don't recall what the TSM says (and I'm too lazy to walk outside to the lab to look :-) but -- for information purposes -- to disassemble the drive shaft you unbolt the housing both ends, and the driveshaft "should" fall out one end or the other. The center bearing sits in a flange or reduced ID in the tube. In practice, I've never taken one all the way out, but I did have it slide inconveniently part way out.

Now what the hell was my point... oh yeah, just bang the damned driveshaft back inna hole. It's not too subtle. Align the front U- joint, clean rag on a 2x4 stub, whack 2x4 with 4lb hammer. Well place it on the end of the driveshaft first.

If the driveshaft came forward enough to come off the rear spline, you'd know it. First, it probably means it is sticking out 4", not just 1". Second, the shaft would not be aligned in the tube at all, it'd pivot on that center bearing.

It could also be that you don't have the torquetube ass'y horizontally or vertically aligned. That probably wouldn't account for a whole inch though.

I also don't recall the actual detail of where the trans flange meets the torque tube flange and what the relationship of that rubber seal and it's retainer are.

Last, was that metric or english swearing? Might make a difference, who knows.



On Dec 17, 2005, at 9:53 AM, Justin Shelton wrote:

Guys:

To follow up on my torque tube problem, I just got in
from playing around with the torque tube a bit more,
and it appears that the actual issue is that the
propeller shaft seems to have pulled forward a bit off
of the differential.  The splines are sliding
correctly all the way into the rear of the
transmission, but I still have this inch gap that I
believe should be eliminated by pushing the propeller
back and seating it properly on the differential.

My tech service manual does not provide a very good
description, at least that I can find.

Thoughts on where to go from here?

- Justin













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