Guy, your method works fine for people with long arms. The rest of us use
tape around the joint or newspaper stuffed in the joint. We do have one
advantage in that our arm(s) don't get as greasy :-)
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From "Guy Weller" <guy at weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Mike MacLean" <macleans@earthlink.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Stop-Ping!
> Mike,
> The odd thing was I had read the recent post about various methods for
> connecting the splined propshaft up, and also know that quite a few
> owners have chopped out an access hole in the tranny tunnel floor.
> Made me think this part of the job is going to take the rest of the
> evening!
> As I lay under the car, musing, as one does, It occured to me that the
> floor pan is actaully quite short. Apart from concern that I might get
> my arm stuck - which would be tiresome and would also give "her
> indoors" too much of an excuse to laugh at my predicamant - it was
> actually no big deal
>
> Guy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike MacLean" <macleans@earthlink.net>
> To: "Guy Weller" <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: 26 September 2001 22:43
> Subject: Re: Stop-Ping!
>
>
> > Guy,
> > Boy, are you handy to have around when it's time to re-install
> the
> > driveshaft. Like to help me out next time I pull the engine?
> > Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
> >
> > Guy Weller wrote:
> >
> > > Stripped out the propshaft and replaced the 2 UJ's tonight. Nice
> > > straightforward job for once. Also found that my arms are long
> and
> > > thin enough to reach down the length of the tranny tunnel from the
> > > rear axle end in order to guide the splined end of the prop shaft
> into
> > > the back of the gerarbox. Not the difficult task I thought irt
> was
> > > going to be.
> > > One of the UJ's turned out to be completely dry and full of
> rust-dust,
> > > whilst on the other one, 1 arm (or are they legs?) of the spider
> was
> > > all chewed down to a conical stump. No wonder it made ping
> noises!.
> > > Odd thing was it never seemed to vibrate at all. Surprising, I
> would
> > > say.
> > >
> > > Guy
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