ouch help with propshaft ouch

[Trevmk3]

finally got round to putting a rear axle on the car this morning, but im having problem getting the propshaft into the gearbox. this effort is causing more damage to me than the car but is now starting to annoy me . first time i hit my head on the exhuast moved my head away and smashed it into the drive then just now i had it fall onto my cheekbone , so the question is can anyone tell me how the hell to get the propshaft in, ive had the vernier gauge on the old and new and they are the same, x-flow box, single piece prop.

 

Cheers Trev

[mk1mexico]

should slide in real easy mate theres something wrong by the sounds of it

[flyingbanana]

ditto

[Trevmk3]

what you reckon could go wrong?

[Gareth]

Count the number of splines on your prop

and on the output shaft of ur box m8.

[Trevmk3]

good point that i will have to check

[Trevmk3]

cheers for that gareth, the number of splines is different. i was thinking they would be the same

[Gareth]

Just outta interest how many splines is either, as I have a prop

 

I dont need, maybe we could swap

[Trevmk3]

i need one with 16, this prop has 19 or 20(its got a big gap on each side) large flange. ive also got a 2 piece with 16 splines large flange

[Gareth]

My prop's a single piece with 16 splines

 

Dunno about the flange, I know it was bolted to a std 1300 diff.

 

How good are the uj's

[Trevmk3]

joints are good, will get some photos up today or tomorrow, measure up the hole pitch on the flange.

[Trevmk3]

here you go.

 

 

 

[deluxe]

fit it to the gearbox before you bolt it to the rear axle

[escort21]

Slide the prop into the gearbox tailshaft BEFORE you bolt up the flange...won't go in any other way...as deluxe says

[Gareth]

here you go.

 

 

 

 

Cheers dude