at last i start my driveshaft repair
Posted: 14 Dec 2007 03:42 am
I knew the 360 had issues with the driveshaft coupling so today out came the gearbox
I definitely wasnt prepared for what I saw, It was planning a spectacular failure I think, LH diff bearing has 5 mm up and down movement
Input shaft bearing had collapsed and the gearbox was using the prop as some sort of support the splines and coupling were days away from failure
And in the past somebody has stripped the filler plug that was glued in with silicone which wasnt doing a good job of holding it there
Glad i have an entire transaxle to replace it seemed like overkill when i bought the thing but will save me now
I,m amazed the transaxle was so quiet thats the only reason i'd delayed the coupling replacement
Tomorrow will be the test for the new gearbox as i'm away to queensland a 2000+ km trip each way
I definitely wasnt prepared for what I saw, It was planning a spectacular failure I think, LH diff bearing has 5 mm up and down movement
Input shaft bearing had collapsed and the gearbox was using the prop as some sort of support the splines and coupling were days away from failure
And in the past somebody has stripped the filler plug that was glued in with silicone which wasnt doing a good job of holding it there
Glad i have an entire transaxle to replace it seemed like overkill when i bought the thing but will save me now
I,m amazed the transaxle was so quiet thats the only reason i'd delayed the coupling replacement
Tomorrow will be the test for the new gearbox as i'm away to queensland a 2000+ km trip each way