Don,
There is a split steel washer in there that is keeping the two together.
It's no easy to remove it and it looks like both the leather seal and the
steel washer are not available anywhere, at least in the TR parts suppliers
catalogs. When I tried this I bent the washer and had to buy a used
driveshaft (granted only $3 at Carlisle) to replace it. I'll have someone
with more experience do this work when the time comes.
Surprisingly, though, the grey moly grease was very clean, and the splines
slid very smoothly so I probably would have left well enough alone if it
were not for the fact that I had the driveshaft parts powdercoated along
with other chassis and driveline parts.
Greg Dito
CD6250L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Malling" <dmallin@attglobal.net>
> Hmmm.... Looks like the spline is made such that the dust cap and
> washers will not fit past the spline -- can't remove the dust cap or
> washers. There is a fiber/leather washer in there. Is it split so that
> it can be replaced? I'm starting to wonder about the advisability of
> bead blasting this thing -- kind'a concerned about this fiber washer and
> replacing it or cleaning it.
>
..... don't see a source for the replacement fiber or leather washer if
that's what's in there.
Anything I should know before I take it apart? Any known sources for this
fiber/leather washer?
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