[AMC-List] Squishnocity

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jack wrote:

Hey, all,

I had a chance to get back under the Spirit last night
and here is what I
found.

First the movement wasn't as much as I first thought,
but still any is not
normal.  I took the retainer straps off and pulled the
joint from the yoke. 
Everything is really grungy in this area from a pinion
seal leak.  I cleaned
everything up and found that the retainer straps have
been over tightened a
time or two making for a loose cap to yoke fit for so
long it actually worn
marks into the straps.  The nubs in the yoke appear to
worn as well, but only
about .010 each for .020 to .025 actual total slop.  I
resurfaced the mating
area of the straps removing .025 or so to give me more
squishnocity on the
u-joint caps.  On reassembly I inserted a .010 feeler
gage on one side to
center the joint in the yoke.  This should probably be
okay, but I'll keep my
eye out for a replacement yoke as that seems to be
where the failure lives.

It's a 10 bolt or (AMC 15?) rear end, are they all
alike.  I have a 71 parts
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I thought Jack made up that word squishnocity but I
looked it up:

Wikipedia defines squishnocity as:

(1) Less playocity, like when you tighten up something
that has too much loosocity, or 

(2) The feeling that the supervisor of a charity
project (like a charity car restoration project) gets
in his gut when the original donor of the car makes a
stink about the slow progress on the car and folks in
the charity organization all have good reasons (or
excuses as the case may be) for not having helped or
not having known about the project.  

Sorry Tom and Frank.  Couldn't resist.  I hope you
will take this in the vein that it was meant.  Good
humor.  

Jay Leno aka Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA




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