A/C drain

[bobkins]

Hi All,

When replacing Uni-joints on my front prop shaft, I read on a few sites about the A/C drain, which drips water on the double cardan joint and can add to its failure, true or not, mine had rust marks on the Uni-joint end caps. The drain has a small push in plug where the water drains from, I brought a 10mm right angle fitting and some hose from bunnings, and redirected the drain to another spot away from the double cardan joint. A waste of time, maybe, but I had fun

Cheers

[SiddersC]

Not a waste of time at all, it is a well documented flaw, and the resolution is exactly as you have done!

Nice touch with the 90 degree bend as well

[Trippy]

I usually have a steady stream of water running out from underneath the car after using the aircon, leaving a decent puddle. Is this normal? I do live in central Queensland so the air humidity is pretty high here.

[BMKal]

Perfectly normal mate. My D2 has always done exactly the same thing, especially in humid weather. My D4 does the same.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

mine leaks front and back :)

I think its an urban myth,,
we never drive in the rain?

the problem is they are not greaseable.
we'd be better off putting some grease nipples in than worrying about a little water.

[bobkins]

With water always dripping out, I have heard the idea that if you could collect this water some how and direct it to the engine bay, you could have it topping up the wind screen washer bottle?????

[Andrew D]

mine leaks front and back :).

Makes sense if you have air conditioning in the rear. (HSE)

There is a condensate drain outlet on the rear A/C unit, passenger side.



Regards
Andrew

[Tombie]

With water always dripping out, I have heard the idea that if you could collect this water some how and direct it to the engine bay, you could have it topping up the wind screen washer bottle?????

Common on SME....

[SiddersC]

I think its an urban myth,,
we never drive in the rain?

the problem is they are not greaseable.
we'd be better off putting some grease nipples in than worrying about a little water.

I agree with you here, why the shaft was released as a non servicable item is beyond me

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Plenty of knowledgeable people on here,,
The way it was explained to me about grease nipples in general--
the chance of foreign matter being forced into the bearing ( and prematurely shortening its life) over its lifetime of servicing is greater than the alternative problem of just sealing it.

so if you look at it like that--
its just good engineering,,