[Roadsters] Differential plug / drive shaft

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

If one disconnects the 2000 driveshaft at the transmission flange, and leave 
it on the car, you won't mess up the phase relationship.  (I pulled the 
engine/trans on my '67-1/2 2000 this spring, and left the drive shaft in 
place.  Yes, getting at the four bolts which hold the driveshaft to the 
trnas flange was difficult, and it took help from underneath to hold things 
together while I reconnected them.  I didn't want to gum up the portion of 
the front yoke which slips into the main part of the driveshaft when I 
pulled things.)

Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow at comcast.net>
To: <hallosb at juno.com>; <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Differential plug / drive shaft


> On a 1600, it shouldn't be necessary to mark the driveshaft because both
> u-joints come out with the driveshaft, thus they can't get out of phase. 
> On
> the 2000 it's a different matter, since the front u-joint is attached to 
> the
> yoke on the back of the trans and the slip-joint is what comes apart.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> hallosb at juno.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 2:13 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Roadsters] Differential plug / drive shaft
>
> This weekend, I'll be pulling the driveshaft in preparation for pulling 
> the
> motor/tranny.  Before I start, I have two questions.
>
> 1. Is it necessary to mark the position of the driveshaft in relation to 
> the
> differential and/or transmission? I've removed driveshafts many times.
> Sometimes I remember to mark them. Sometimes I don't.  I've always 
> wondered
> if
> it really matters. I don't think it does but, I'm interested in other
> opinions.
>
> 2. My differential drain plug leaks. I've never had this problem on any of
> my
> other cars. I believe the drain plug has pipe thread so, it should seal
> itself. When I'm working on cars, I've never been a big fan of adding
> sealant
> or teflon tape on threaded connections.  It seems to me you're just 
> running
> the risk of getting goop or tape in the internals. Am I worrying too much?
> If
> you did use sealant on the threads, what would you use?
>
> TIA,
> Dan McHatton
> '66 1600
>
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