Caught in time

 

You're absolutely right - no problems and good catch - did you order the parts? I had a friend replace mine. Bought the part off of ebay and he installed it. Do you have a notch in the yoke? Mine looked like a rat gnawed it down to nothing - in fact I think it was so odd and 'special' he kept it for show and tell. There's a collector for something everywhere (big toothy grin).

 

You are right, the U/J's are shot, the whole cardan looks a bit rusty and scuzzy though. The spacer appears not to be standard kit as also the 12 point bolts. I can't quite figure the purpose of the spacer though.

Hopefully the cardan casting and flange is OK and all you will need is 3# U/J's and a centering ball assy plus a day to rebuilt the driveshaft.

 

Mine is getting bad and I'm debating where to order one from. A lucky 8 Tom woods, Great Basin rovers, or a British parts of Utah. What do y'all think

 

hopefully.. I wasn't that lucky but then again I wasn't looking for it like some people on here are. I hate to admit that I was (am?) one of THOSE people.. Late for everything, including my own wedding.

 

That's a real hoot eh.

As they say KD, 'better late than never' eh

 

Isn't the driveshaft spacer used on lifted vehicles? It could be a driveshaft model marketed for 2"+ suspension lift.

 

Thanks. I got an old replacement came from my other disco when i decided to upgrade to heavy duty shafts. I am sure its still fine to use because it never had any issues yet. I just pushed my luck this time. The first time it happened to me was in an intersection. I just heard something dropped, i went out to see and i saw the shaft broke in half from the shaft. Im trying to unstall it now but i can only go out wvery 10 mins at a time. Its 21 degrees out. Niw i had to go to sears and get a vice grip. One of the head is got stripped and cant get it out from the spacer.

 

Sorry for the hijack, LR03NJ, but in my defense, Offroad, I miscalculated the time it would take for these buses to get to the Castle:






slow, backfiring, vintage beauty queen



and her famous brother

 

Always something isn't it? If it's not the cold, it's the tool, if it's not the tool it's time.. I'm glad you have a handle on it. Sounds like your Rover is in good hands.