Finally done!!!!

Driveshaft and new lemforder flex disk are installed. Car drives great, now to get the wheels rebalanced.

I tell you, what a PITA to do this job!!! All the prying just trying to get the DS lined up!!!!

At least it's a done deal. The driveshaft shop did tell me that the u-joint is not supposed to clock itself in the center, and a bad u joint can shred a new center support bushing. The remanned one has the staked u-joint, and it freely moves in all directions. It also has a one year warranty.

Here are my thoughts on job...

Removing the tranny support bracket did give more room.
I used a 17mm tubing/flare wrench to get at the bolts on the rear differential, as there was no room to remove three of the nuts using a combo or bear wrench.

It would make the job much easier if the shaft collapsed to clear the yokes at the tranny of the diff.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Good job Ralphie!!! It always costs more and takes longer that we hope, eh?!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Thanks Jimmie!!!

Yeah, you know it!!!! Now I havea pinched sciatic nerve...it's always something!!!!

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K