On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 23:26:08 +0100, Alistair Bell
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>Having inspected the noise/clunk/squeak coming from the transmission
>when coming off power I've found the front prop shaft joint at transfer
>box end to be very slack. So the question is is this a relatively easy
>thing to do myself, I come in at fairly competent DIY and know a couple
>of people round about who are definite competent mechanics for when I
>get stuck. Is it likely to be worth doing just the joint myself or will
>it likely develop when I get it apart and end up with me in too deep?
Yes, its a fairly simple thing to do yourself (in principle). You need
to take off the offending prop, then knock the old UJ out (an old
socket or wheel nut works well as a drift), and then knock the new one
in (theres usually some circlips to remove from the ends first too)
Be careful when your putting the new ones in not to mess up the roller
bearings in the caps else you'll be doing it all again!
Theres a lot of old threads about it, which may give you some hints.
like this one:
http://tinyurl.com/2ba5j
Sounds simple, but they hardly ever come out easily, and you will
probably end up swearing a lot and hitting things with big hammers
lots, so reserve a few hours for the job just in case!
good luck
>Thanks for any advice. Need to start somewhere with looking after the
>beast myself, is this a good place to start?
we try!
