In a message dated 98-02-17 12:10:17 EST, ulix@u.washington.edu writes:
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> > With the help of a friend, and PO of my 78 Midget 1500, we disconnected
> > the rear of th drive shaft to replace the U-joints. After disconnecting
> > this, I suudenly remebered that my Haynes manually said to mark where
> > the shaft and the differential connected. Having failed to do this on
> > the rear. We did mark it on the front of the drive shaft when we took it
> > apart.
> >
> > Can anyone tel me (us) how critcal this is and, if it is imperative that
> > it goes back exactly the same way it came out, what we can do about it
> > now?
> >
> > Thanks in advance >>
I forgot to mark my driveshaft when I pulled the engine for the rebuild!
After reinstalling the engine, I've noticed that the nasty vibration that I
got between the speeds of 50-60mph has virtually disappeared. Maybe the dpo
had previously rotated it out of sinc.
My $.03 worth
Tom
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