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D4MJT
9th June 2014, 08:45
Right honkies,

Handily, I have a pair of driveshafts on my car.

The drivers side shaft with the intermediate bearing housing wouldn't come free of the bearing housing, so I pulled the engine with the shaft still connected.

I've now removed the shaft, basically it's fast in the bearing housing, but came out of the box fine. I unbolted the bearing housing from the engine and out it came. I've loosened the 2 shoulder lug nuts that would hold it in place, it spins freely enough, but will it fuck come out. Diagnosis? Is it fucked and needs replaced or should I just bash it back the way it came out? Shafts are <5k miles old, seem tight and fine, so it's not an unknown 130K knackered shaft, I installed it myself a year ago, went in fine then.

It's proppa fast like, used a pinchbar and all kinds and it wasn't shifting. I've liberally sprayed it with "loose this off ya bastard" etc, so I'll have another look later on.

Fucked / not fucked / doesn't matter?

chompy
9th June 2014, 08:57
As long as the bearing isn't showing signs on falling to bits you should be fine.

I'd be inclined to say that heating the housing should free it up.

This is why you should always grease the housing when fitting shafts ;)

D4MJT
9th June 2014, 09:05
As long as the bearing isn't showing signs on falling to bits you should be fine.

I'd be inclined to say that heating the housing should free it up.

This is why you should always grease the housing when fitting shafts ;)

I soaked it in Irn Bru when I fitted it, it appears to have done nothing.

Sweet beans, I could do without having to buy moar shafts so that's cool.

If it catches fire I'm blaming you, bender :homme:

chompy
9th June 2014, 09:06
If you manage to set metal on fire, without putting anything else on it, in your garage I'll lick your bum.

D4MJT
9th June 2014, 09:13
If you manage to set metal on fire, without putting anything else on it, in you're garage I'll lick your bum.

your*

fucking hell man.

Last time I welded in the garage, I didn't set the car on fire, but I did set my balls on fire, true story.

chompy
9th June 2014, 09:23
I managed to set my tits on fire grinding.

D4MJT
9th June 2014, 09:25
fatty!

MuZiZZle
9th June 2014, 18:29
I managed to set my tits on fire grinding.

That is the hottest thing I've ever read!