Please Help: Rear Propshaft removal
#12
Guys,
Forgive this perhaps obvious question.
I am more of a systems troubleshooter than a drive line guy.
With that said --
Is there a way to get a drive shaft with absolutely no rotoflexes?
Those seem like a "cheap" u-joint.
Why are there Rotoflexes and not U-Joints on a shaft?
Was it a way to decrease weight and just be cheap?
Or is there an advantage to a Rotoflex vs a U joint?
Seems the Discovery I has the advantage in this case?
Forgive this perhaps obvious question.
I am more of a systems troubleshooter than a drive line guy.
With that said --
Is there a way to get a drive shaft with absolutely no rotoflexes?
Those seem like a "cheap" u-joint.
Why are there Rotoflexes and not U-Joints on a shaft?
Was it a way to decrease weight and just be cheap?
Or is there an advantage to a Rotoflex vs a U joint?
Seems the Discovery I has the advantage in this case?
I'm not sure why LR used rubber rotoflex couplings and I have no clue as to the pros and cons of them vs u-joints.
#13
I have found no indication regarding the correct direction for the rotoflex part. Could you elaborate? Because I did finally manage to remove the centering bushing thing, installed the new one and re-attached the propshaft to the truck. But if I did do it wrong then I will fix it tomorrow. and of course I used the new nuts and washers. Unfortunatly I forgot to install 7 washers! Kit came with 12 so I have to remove it tomorrow anyways to add the washers...
#16
I know the genuine rotoflex has the arrows but I did not notice any on the AB rotoflex, but Ill remove the part tomorrow after work and inspect it more closely. Also need to remove the spline and re-align it correct in the shaft.....
#17
Thats what I thought. I remember know because when I called RoversNorth to order a replacement rear propshaft for my 98 D1, they asked me if I had the older rubber setup or the u-joint setup. At first I was completely confused by his question so he explained that early D1 models had a rubber flex coupler on the rear shaft then in either 1997 or 1998 they replaced the flex design with a u-joint setup.
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