Thread: Propeller shaft sliding joint

My thoughts were are you getting an air lock? is there a grease nipple you can remove?

Glen has given an answer here............Prop shaft fitting

Originally Posted by wayneg

My thoughts were are you getting an air lock? is there a grease nipple you can remove?

Glen has given an answer here............Prop shaft fitting

Thanks for that ... yep removed the grease nipple and even gave the shaft a touch up with a heat gun...no good..

When I did the viscous coupling a couple of years ago there was no play in the splines in the front prop shaft but it did slide ...firmly.

This one is a lot firmer! ...which makes me wonder about vibration if it's not sliding easily... food for thought
cheers & thanks

Hoges I had this very same problem. I couldnt get the splined shaft in (or out) of the prop shaft. Banging gently didnt help. Cleaning the splines didnt help. I think the splines get minutely twisted after years. In the end, because I needed to get going, I forced it in and it has been fine on the vehicle for a few thousand kms, but I am still not entirely confident about it.

I do not think the alignment of the splines matter. Or didnt for me. No vibration issues but I felt like the splined section should have slid in much easier, like it always did on the gearbox of the HK/T/G holden shafts for me years ago.

Here is my thread a month ago or so: Prop shaft fitting

Thanks Glen...I had a good look at the splines and found that they were coated with a varnish substance which peeled off like layers of clear plastic when I used a sharp chisel I keep for the purpose

I don't know if it is simply a byproduct of the original grease... I doubt it's ever been dismantled before...or whether it's a Loctite-type product to prevent 'slap'...

The splines are dead straight and in excellent condition otherwise. I had tried to dissolve the coating with all sorts of solvents: turps/petrol/thinners/acetone to no effect so I gave it a gentle touchup with a soft wire brush attachment on the angle grinder. Came up like new! Cleaned it and smeared moly grease on it and it slid back slowly when I leant hard on it...
cheers

Understood. I noticed that strange plastic coating too. I did some minor damage to it when I was banging the splines -out-, and I was quite worried about damaging it. It looked to me like it was meant to be there. I agree with you that it would do a great job of taking up the 'slack' and slap. Tell us how it feels and sounds now.