Hi all
So I am trying to find where these bearings need to be to get this to run as smoothly as possible.
This is with the original half shafts and diff in place.
I thought it made sense to buy a length of M17 rod and line all 4 bearings up first and then reassemble as per the picture......
There are a few flaws in that plan !
I found the whole bearing can rotate inside the shell , so I assume that makes them self aligning ?
However as they stand they take considerable force to get them to rotate ?
Is this usual or is this a result of them being stuff under a tarpaulin in a garden for a number of years ?
What is happening is I can get the 2 outer shells bolted up tight and the M17 rod slides easily into them and spins freely.
The moment I try to add one of the 2 inner ones the self aligning won't unless tapped with a drift which is NOT an accurate way of lining them up
So even with the bearing shells just resting on the studs the M17 rod won't come out without being tapped out and does not spin freely.
Should I abandon trying to get all 4 in a line and just line the pairs up and hope the diff can accommodate any out of alignment between
the half shafts ?
Paul
So I am trying to find where these bearings need to be to get this to run as smoothly as possible.

This is with the original half shafts and diff in place.
I thought it made sense to buy a length of M17 rod and line all 4 bearings up first and then reassemble as per the picture......
There are a few flaws in that plan !
I found the whole bearing can rotate inside the shell , so I assume that makes them self aligning ?
However as they stand they take considerable force to get them to rotate ?
Is this usual or is this a result of them being stuff under a tarpaulin in a garden for a number of years ?
What is happening is I can get the 2 outer shells bolted up tight and the M17 rod slides easily into them and spins freely.
The moment I try to add one of the 2 inner ones the self aligning won't unless tapped with a drift which is NOT an accurate way of lining them up
So even with the bearing shells just resting on the studs the M17 rod won't come out without being tapped out and does not spin freely.
Should I abandon trying to get all 4 in a line and just line the pairs up and hope the diff can accommodate any out of alignment between
the half shafts ?
Paul