Ken wrote:
> 2 - While I have the driveshaft out of the car, what is the list
> consensus as to what, if anything, should be done in rebuilding
> the splined section of the driveshaft. My factory manual for the
> TR6 doesn't list any procedures for rebuilding the shaft, even
> though the manual depicts the splined shaft. However, my Haynes TR6
> manual has a one-sentence instruction along the lines of "fit the
> dust cap, steel washer, and a new cork gasket over the splined part
> of the propeller shaft." If I do disassemble the splined shaft, are
> there any suggestions as to what to use for a lubricant? There seems
> to be very little, if any lubricant on my currently disassembled
> driveshaft. It seems to me that without a rubber boot over the
> whole thing that regular axle bearing grease may retain dirt and
> actually hasten wear. Suggestions?
>
Ken,
Used bearing grease on mine. The cork seal is NLA - I used one of those felt
pads that go under battery terminals (red or green - your choice). I had to
fold it in half and enlarge the interior diameter.
Stan Kinmonth
1974 TR6, Frame-off coming back together.
http:\\home.bellsouth.net/personalpages/PWP-stan6restore
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