It would help if I didn't forget to remove the trailer again. L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Livia Haasper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:25 PM Subject: Re: Rumbling-Spitfire MK3
> We've faced this problem in a big way. > We had to remove our drive shaft 5 times because we had an imbalance. The > imbalance was not with the drive shaft itself. The newly installed u-joints > on the diff and the transmission weren't put in totally even and balanced. > It was a big job getting those installed properly. We removed the driveshaft > several times, mounted it on to a spare diff, and drove the whole things > with a large drill. We could then see the imbalance, using chalk to mark the > rotation. > It turned out, we needed to adjust the u-joints several times to get them in > properly. We then drove for tests and ended up having to rotate the > driveshaft at the flanges by 180 degrees. > You have a mixture of GT6 parts and Spit parts, things may not align > properly. The flanges have to fit properly, absolutely accurate. > We managed to make the drive shaft run true, but we'll still send it out for > proper balancing. > Good luck. > Liv > 67 Mk3 Spit > 70 Mk2 GT6 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:44 AM > Subject: Re: Rumbling-Spitfire MK3 > > > > In a message dated 1/25/03 1:19:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > The driveshaft should mate perfectly with the > > > differential/transmission. Check and make sure the pilots are correct > on > > > the u-joints and diff/tranny. > > > > > > > > > > Steve, > > The flange on the diff is bent. I will start there. THANKS to you and > > other listers for their response. > > Cheers, > > Darrell /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
