Cheers. The welds looked pretty good. My dad did it and he use to be a welder. I am getting the odd bang from the rear diff. The mount is totally shot and needs changed now. Tested it in the snow and it pulled easy
I now have 4x4. No vibrations up to 60. Just a slight noise from my wheel bearing. The rear diff centre mount needs changed as there is a bit of movement but all seems good
I did think about that also. They yoke was sitting flat on the bearing and there was no side to side play. I will see if I have any dowels lying about and I'll report back tomorro
I did. I flattened the edge of the vcu to create a v shape to weld to. I think I'll drill a hole. Fit a tight fitting bolt. Cut the head of and weld up both sides and grind down. Fingers crossed the splines didn't strip due to a failed vcu.
That is actually a genius idea. I will do that before I fit it. Between the weld and a pin I'd hope it will be solid. Would a bolt be no use ? I guess it might be out of balance then
My front prop and front splines on my vcu are both stripped. Suspect loose bolt then it eventually snapped. So tonight I removed the joint from the shaft. Cleaned what was left of the splines with a pencil grinder and the end of the vcu and welded them. Welder was at full power and it looks a...
The beallach gates won't be shut. It's the only route into applecross bar a long boring road. Head that direction then cross over to gairloch then Ullapool. Best roads there is. Plus i live here. Glasgow area is just traffic.
Today I stripped the joint that has no splines. Cleaned it up with a grinder and pencil grinder. Torqued the welder and went for it. I'll get it fitted to the fl tomorro and see what happens