On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Jack Halton wrote:
> Anyone who advocates removing the crossmember does not understand the role
> played by all the components in a closed driveline system. The crossmember not
> only supports the tranny but stiffens the chassis. I would be very leery of
> accepting advice from this dealer, including the one about drilling U-joint
> bolts for wire. The lock plates work fine as long as they're replaced anytime
> the U-joint is disturbed.
Thanks for the advice. I'll be putting the crossmember back in just as
soon as I get new bolts for it (the old ones are all kinds of rusted).
As far as the U-joint bolts, will Lok-Tite work instead of the lock
plates? I only have one lock plate, which is what caused the problem in
the first place.
Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu
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