The Dark Wob

Ill kick this off with my question then if anybody else needs to ask anything we then have such a place

My Mustang is going to my tame mechanic tonight to have the driveshaft removed over the weekend to investigate the Vibration issue.

I have bought new Universal Joints but just realised I never bought the rear drive shaft U bolts

Question is do I have to fire off another Stateside order or will the ones that come off still be useable?

Is it a case of you only replace if they break or do they stretch?

I dont think they will be rusty or seized (saying that now they probably will be!) being a West Coast car everything has come off easy (up to now )

If they dont make it is it going to be something model specific they I have t get from the states or are they universal and something I can get from over here?

They look like this



Cant find anything like them in UK all seem to be Merica........................

Thoughts guys?

You can reuse the old ones and they are standard size.

Where on earth do they go? Only things I've seen like that before hold axles to leaf springs.

Junkman wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:38 am You can reuse the old ones and they are standard size.

Cheers

Hopefully they will come off ok? theres a good layer of grease under there

If Anything does happen I cant find any over here that has the flattened section where it sits over the UJ they all seem to be round section

Hopefully though these will come off ok.............................

I cant see the Vibration being anything else,it bangs into D or R theres definately shaft movement

Ooo Err Missus

Hooli wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:52 am Where on earth do they go? Only things I've seen like that before hold axles to leaf springs.

Shameless lift from the interwebs but like this



Its so you can realease the shaft at the rear diff drop it then pull the other end free from the transmission

I better stop using the word "Shaft" before somebody memntions "stranglewank" here

Oh Fuck ive just done it

On another note we now know why Ford slushboxes always took up gear like your being rear ended! Where is the Flex Rubber Doughnut Coupling like others do?

No I dont see one anywhere

Ahh cheers, all the UJs I've seen have press in cups so didn't need them.

If yours are fucked, which I doubt they are, you should be able to get them in the UK, for example from US Automotive.

While on the subject next if US car parts, anyone know anywhere that might sell head gaskets for a GMC 350 diesel?

Drum wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:49 pm While on the subject next if US car parts, anyone know anywhere that might sell head gaskets for a GMC 350 diesel?

I dont bother with UK unless I have to

I use Rock Auto in Madison for most my bits

The Threashold is £135 before you pay C&E duty but theres still 20% UK Tax to pay plus your Shipping

I tend to max out an order and fill it with bulbs,fuses,belts,filter etc etc

But they do you Head gaskets

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/old ... /+set,5412