Smeggie Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Good evening The MOT man spotted the lh drive shaft was roughly 1 cm out from the diff. On removing the shaft it was clear the nut holding the flange to the shaft had come loose. This allowed the flange to move away from the diff. The slot in the shaft is twice as wide as should be so I collected a shaft nut and bearing from Rimmers. Is it possible to fit the new bearing to the shaft without a press and any tips would be greatly appreciated Cheers Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 There are two sizes of woodruffe key on the side shaft to drive flange. The later wider one is probably twice the width of the earlier. If you have the flange off the shaft a new bearing can be fitted, plus a new seal (undo 4 bolts that hold a plate to the diff case) Pulling the shaft out the axle may be fun. You may need a slide hammer if it is tight. Peter W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smeggie Posted August 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thanks Peter All sorted Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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