Darrell,
I have never "NOT SEEN" a lot of runout on the output shafts of a Spit
diff. That also applies to ones that are freshly rebuilt. If that's a
problem, it is one that is wide spread and apparently doesn't cause any
noticeable problems.
Hoe
TR250Driver@aol.com wrote:
>
> Listers,
> Thanks to all who responded to my first inquiry last week on my Rumbling
> Spit. You guys pretty much covered all the potential problems and I checked
> out all that I could and found two problems. The flange on the diff was
> definitely bent. This is where the gap where they mate was. I changed the
> flange, remated the shaft and everything there now looks good. I was using
> early Spit driveshaft bolts which to my surprise are smaller in diameter than
> late Spit or GT6. Duh! My Bad! The front ones were pretty loose. So I have
> the right bolts in now and everything is tight.
>
> However, I still see "run out" when I rotate the shaft. Not as much as
> before but enough that I am concerned. This is a late Spitfire OD driveshaft
> with the CV joint upfront mounted to the gearbox instead of a u-joint. The
> slight out of round rotation appears the be coming from this end now. There
> is only a little play in the joint. Should I put the exhaust back on (pain
> in the butt) and take her for a ride (also a pain since it is all snowy,
> slick and nasty here in NE Ohio) hoping that she will be all smoothed out at
> speed or is this "run out" I am seeing a sure indication that she is going to
> continue to Rumble?
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments, I know this is a Tuff One.
> Darrell
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