Vic,
Yes, we were discussing this very thing.
My confusion lay in whether the two 'crosses' of the u-joint were to be in
alignment with one another or 45 degrees out of synch.
The consensus is that they need to be in alignment and, in fact, I have
researched
this further and discover that to be the case.
The two "crosses" of the drive shaft should be in the same position. That is,
if
point "A" of the front u-joint is pointing at 12:00 oclock then point "A" of
the
rear u-joint should also be pointing at 12:00 oclock.
Clear?
Jim
"Victor B. Michael" wrote:
> [snip]
>
> > When you drop the driveline from the back of the gearbox, MARK the two
> > plates so that you can get it back together the same as it was before. This
> > keeps the two u-joints in "time" with one another so that they don't "fight"
> > while you are driving.
>
> This interests me to the degree that I just received my newly rebuilt
> half-shafts from TeamTriumph.
> Though I never really noticed if the ujoint flanges were in alignment
> relative to eachother, is this something I should do?
> This just rang a faint bell with a recent thread - was I not paying
> attention?
>
> Anyway, I plan on putting these into my car tomorrow evening and
> Saturday, if necessary. Is there anything (like aligning ujoints) that I
> should be particularly careful of. I've done this exchange more than a
> few times, I just want to be sure I'm doing everything I can to prevent
> problems.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vic
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