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PART
5-1-DRIVE LINE
FIG. 1-Drive Shaft Disassembled-3 51 CID only
(Typical}
~
0
0
A J!
)
.
FIG. 2 -Drive Shaft Assembly Disassembled
-other than 351 CID
the spider contacts the yoke or drive
shaft. Remove the bearing with
channel lock pliers.
9. Remove the spider from the
shaft or yoke. Remove the remaining
two bearings in the same manner.
10. If new U-joint bearings are
being installed, check the new bear-
ings for adequate grease.
INSTALLATION
1.
Position the spider in the
yo}se. Press a bearing into the bore
and onto the spider. Press another in
the opposite bore of the yoke and
onto the spider.
2. Install the snap ring on each
bearing.
3. Install the spider and bear-
ings in ihe drive shaft in the same
manner as in the yoke.
4. Use the same procedure to
remove and replace the rear U-joint
spi~er
and bearings.
Check the joint for freedom of
movement. If a bind has resulted
from misalignment during the fore-
going procedures, tap the ears of the
driveshaft sharply to relieve the
bind. Do not install the drive-shaft
unless the universal joints are free
of bind.
5. If the rubber seal installed
on the end of the transmission ex-
tension housing is damaged in any
manner, install a new seal.
6. On a manual-shift transmis-
sion, lubricate the yoke spline with
conventional transmission lubricant
(Group 19). On an automatic trans-
5-3
FIG. 3-
Removing Universal
Joint
mission, lubricate the yoke spline
with automatic transmission fluid.
Install the yoke on the transmission
output shaft.
7.
Install
the
U-bolts
and
nuts/
bolts which attach the U-joint
to
the drive pinion flange.
DRIVE LINE VI BRA liONS
Vehicle vibration and roughness
is often the result of driveline vari-
atiQns. Driveline disturbance
vibra-
tions are usually high frequency
vibrations and are somewhat worse
on acceleration or rapid deceleration.
The vibration produces a buzzing
feeling, a droning condition or, as
some customers describe, "pressure
noise on the eardrums".
It
is likely
that the vibration sensation
is
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