It would help if I didn't forget to remove the trailer again.
L.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Livia Haasper" <wilivhaasper@sympatico.ca>
To: <TR250Driver@aol.com>; <luckyone@sympatico.ca>
Cc: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: Rumbling-Spitfire MK3
> We've faced this problem in a big way.
> We had to remove our drive shaft 5 times because we had an imbalance. The
> imbalance was not with the drive shaft itself. The newly installed
u-joints
> on the diff and the transmission weren't put in totally even and balanced.
> It was a big job getting those installed properly. We removed the
driveshaft
> several times, mounted it on to a spare diff, and drove the whole things
> with a large drill. We could then see the imbalance, using chalk to mark
the
> rotation.
> It turned out, we needed to adjust the u-joints several times to get them
in
> properly. We then drove for tests and ended up having to rotate the
> driveshaft at the flanges by 180 degrees.
> You have a mixture of GT6 parts and Spit parts, things may not align
> properly. The flanges have to fit properly, absolutely accurate.
> We managed to make the drive shaft run true, but we'll still send it out
for
> proper balancing.
> Good luck.
> Liv
> 67 Mk3 Spit
> 70 Mk2 GT6
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TR250Driver@aol.com>
> To: <luckyone@sympatico.ca>
> Cc: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Rumbling-Spitfire MK3
>
>
> > In a message dated 1/25/03 1:19:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > luckyone@sympatico.ca writes:
> >
> >
> > > The driveshaft should mate perfectly with the
> > > differential/transmission. Check and make sure the pilots are correct
> on
> > > the u-joints and diff/tranny.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Steve,
> > The flange on the diff is bent. I will start there. THANKS to you and
> > other listers for their response.
> > Cheers,
> > Darrell
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