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Re: The Prop shaft and U-joints, A Norse Saga (long)

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Subject: Re: The Prop shaft and U-joints, A Norse Saga (long)
From: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:17:51 -0700
Jim wrote:
> At this point, realizing that I needed to do something about the
> tranny flange, I decided to only install the rear U-joint. That proved
> to be another far from simple task as the leg of the spider that goes
> on the flange again gave me problems. It ain't very easy to keep the
> damned bearing caps straight as you gently press them on in the vice.
> I ended up having a couple of rollers pinched in one cap and had to
> replace it.

Jim,
If every Sprigeteer who has done that exact same thing with a U joint threw 
their hand into the air, the weight shift would change the rotation of the 
Earth.  Luckily, the number actually willing to confess to it is much 
smaller.




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