On the Origin Of Universal Joints The Stuff That Makes the Universe Spin
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The U-Joints weren't bad per say but now that I have a bit more liquid funds than I used to so I'm doing a little preventative maintenance.
Got the joints in-HOWEVER:
The DIY article said that they will be snug/resistive when they first go in but shouldn't bind/grind/dirty dance etc... JUST how tight should they be? They don't feel like they are binding, grinding, or grabbing at all. But they are quite tighter than the ones that came out. I am guessing this is normal. Also I had to use the sockets to get it to compress tight enough for the second clip to seat. I really cranked down on it - more than when I was removing it but it just would not get perfectly flush with the snap rings seat. Another question would be: why aren't they normal snap rings? Are they not in style any more?
Differentials:
Anyone want to give me some hints on what too look for signs of grenading and what are my differentials supposed to take? I'm guessing some kind of hypoid grease?
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