Foura
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After my disasters with the oil leaks, the car is finally back on the road. I had an issue with the front universal joint hitting the Rimmer gearbox tunnel, so I bought a 2 piece one from Racetorations. The Rimmer one had a very poor fit on the firewall flange as it was about 1" too big in diameter, so I thought that the tunnel was the problem.
The Racetorations one is a much better fit and seals properly, but the outside of the universal joint is still hitting the tunnel. I had a good look at it from under the car and then had a look at pictures in the Workshop Manual. In those pictures, the "ears" of the UJ are a smaller diameter than the flange that bolts to the gearbox output. I had the propellor shaft reconditioned before the oil disaster and the "ears" stick out beyond the flange and are hitting the tunnel. It looks like they may have fitted the wrong sized UJ and sliding spline.
Would anyone have a stripped car or a spare prop shaft lying around? If so, could you take a couple of pictures of the front UJ and flange and send them to me so I can see if my diagnosis is correct?
PS The car does not seem to be leaking oil at this stage. :eagerness:
Thanks in advance
The Racetorations one is a much better fit and seals properly, but the outside of the universal joint is still hitting the tunnel. I had a good look at it from under the car and then had a look at pictures in the Workshop Manual. In those pictures, the "ears" of the UJ are a smaller diameter than the flange that bolts to the gearbox output. I had the propellor shaft reconditioned before the oil disaster and the "ears" stick out beyond the flange and are hitting the tunnel. It looks like they may have fitted the wrong sized UJ and sliding spline.
Would anyone have a stripped car or a spare prop shaft lying around? If so, could you take a couple of pictures of the front UJ and flange and send them to me so I can see if my diagnosis is correct?
PS The car does not seem to be leaking oil at this stage. :eagerness:
Thanks in advance