Thread: Replacing rubber coupling between rear diff and prop shaft

There's a centreing pin sticking out of the diff that goes into the propshaft so you might have to drop the front end first.

LOL its easy, jack the back up as high as you can, let the rear dif hang down as much as you can. IE lift the body.

if its a bit tight just use a pinch bar to lever it over the centering pin.

5 minute job after jacking

LOL!! So now I have to buy a high lift jack, a pinch bar And a torque wrench

I wish I had shipped all my tools from the UK when I came out, just bringing the swiss army knife hasn't helped much!!

Originally Posted by Mattskii

according to the RAVE manual I should drop the whole cam shaft, is the really required, or can I just drop the end with the rubber coupling

I hope not!

Some of these suggestions seem really odd including the camshaft one!!

Rubber coupling on the rear shaft right??

Undo 3 bolts on the pinion side and 3 bolts on the shaft side and then just push the drive shaft towards the Transfer. There is more than enough movement on the splines to cope with this.

You can now change your coupling. The spiggot stays in the Pinion drive.

Now there is a bush in the end of the drive shaft that would benefit from a change and if you do this you will find it esier to remove the shaft completely.

No high lifting required.

cheers

IIRC there is a right and wrong way to orientate them too.
Pretty sure you want to have it so that the drive force is transferred in compression through the thicker rubber blocks.

I torque most things but never bothered doing it with those bolts (may have been access issues initially). Normal length spanners/sockets and tight as I could lying on my back under the car has worked fine so far for me.

Personally, I'd drop the whole shaft out and check the front universal while you're there.

SteveG

MatSkii - take a look at this clip which might be useful.

Note at about 2:15 - an important bit about the spigot being replaced.

YouTube - trailerfitter's Channel


HTH
David