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Why are the splines of my MTV driveshaft dipped in plastic?? And is this too much movement??
Got the call from the driveline shop. He installed 2 new Spicer U-joints, machined off an end and removed the disintegrated cardboard, straightened it and balanced it. He stated he was able to keep the slip joint. $500 all in.... I'll get it today but will have to wait till after XMAS to do the... -
Why are the splines of my MTV driveshaft dipped in plastic?? And is this too much movement??
Interesting. While i'm thinking the "hinging" issue is compounded by the coating as the investigation suggest, he is telling me its desirable to have the coating over a steel-on-steel spline... I find it fascinating that even the simplest of parts can be technical. -
Why are the splines of my MTV driveshaft dipped in plastic?? And is this too much movement??
I dropped off the intermediate drive shaft off today at the shop. The owner indicated the coating was designed to wear less than metal on metal splines and was more forgiving to drivelines that rarely got greased. He did say that I had the 2" splines and would remove the cardboard, if present... -
Why are the splines of my MTV driveshaft dipped in plastic?? And is this too much movement??
Hard plastic anti-sieze? Then why grease them? Interesting! -
Why are the splines of my MTV driveshaft dipped in plastic?? And is this too much movement??
And one more thing, There are Meritor U-joints in stock locally. Will those be ok? Or do i really need the Spicer??