Driveshaft
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Driveshaft
The u-joints are shot in my '85, and since I'm going to have to have the driveshaft out anyway, I was wondering if a S1 / S2 driveline will fit, so I can have the replaceable ones.
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I guess i should take a closer look next time im under my car. I have never seen u-joints that cant be replaced. usually you remove the snaprings, beat the old ones out, beat the new ones in. am I missing something here?
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Until recently I hadn't, either. From what I understand, the joints on the S3 driveshaft are press fit rather than using clips, but I haven't looked *that* hard at mine either, so your mileage may vary.
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The earlier 1st gens had removable u joints, and the later I believe 83-5 had non replaceable press fit u joints.
You can have a drive line shop pop the old ones out and put in replaceable ones. but its not too cheap. If your going to have them mod an old one might as well have them build you a lightweight one.
I don't beleve the drive line will fit.
You can have a drive line shop pop the old ones out and put in replaceable ones. but its not too cheap. If your going to have them mod an old one might as well have them build you a lightweight one.
I don't beleve the drive line will fit.
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A die grinder, big hammer and a punch. To get the old ones out I use a torch to make the 'X" of the old joint disappear then knock the old caps in toward the center. The die grinder is used to smooth out the peened teeth that used to hold the caps in. Once those are smoothed away you can press the new caps in from the outside and use the new internal clips on the new caps.
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Okay, thank you. I'm actually in Idaho at the moment, and the local junkyard only has a couple of S2 cars. Will probably have to find another method than torching out the middles, but all in all that sounds like the better option.
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Was under the car looking at the driveshaft today, and the staked part that holds the stock u-joints in looks like just a press-fit bronze ring, so with some work with a hammer and punch it should come out. Other than that, u-joints with retaining clips that fit around the bottom of the caps should go in. Whether or not the ones in the '79-'83 driveshafts will work I don't know, but as jgrewe said Rockford Driveline sells the right kind for $20 or so per. Come to find out that a friend has a set of those he bought for his FC that he decided not to use, so unless I can find a dshaft for $50 or so in the next couple of days the hammer is going to see some use.