On or around Wed, 8 Nov 2006 22:58:25 -0000, "Lee_D"
<newsgroupNOSPAM@NOSPAMlrproject.com> enlightened us thusly:
>Nige <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> uttered summat worrerz funny
>about:
>> Oh gawd, what can I say, i'll deliberatly put Morph in a ditch
>> tomorrow...... only kiddin' - sorry to hear the missis & kids where
>> involved, thats just ****. Give 'em me best & please tell 'em I
>> really did look after it!
>> Seriously, what is actually wrong, the TX box or the gearbox? I
>> noticed they dragged it onto the truck backards?
>>
>> Let me know the full story matey please?
>
>YHM
>
>In summary though, don't beat yourself up. I think it's the output shaft
>from the gearbox but will know more in a few days when my local
>non-franchised guys get to have a butchers. It's not a half shaft as the
>swarf generator was definately in the gearbox area and no joy with the diff
>lock on either.
I bet it's the gearbox output shaft. They go from "a bit clunky" to "no
drive" in a second... having seen the state mine from the previous disco
when I pulled it, I was amazed that it drove at all. That was "fairly
clunky", to the extent that I was starting to treat it gently in case it
failed. It's a good job I couldn't see it, I'd nevre have dared take it off
the drive.
Basically, the original splines are something around 3mmx2mm and more or
less rectangular although in fact the top is a radius and the sides are
radii. The ones on mine, both in the gear and on the shaft (I kept the gear
as a souvenir, dunno if I can find it now) were worn to a sort of wedge
shape not much over 1mm high.
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