You're welcome. (hahaha)
So having just driven up the highway for distance, the grey car is now smooth as glass up to 110... traffic prohibited testing at higher speeds.
It is nice to be able to see things out the rear view mirror when going 80 or better...
Being the curious type (and quite familiar with industrial bushings), what is the press fit interference between the bushing and the tailshaft housing?
Depending on the tailshaft housing tolerance, you could easily see 0.0015" diameter reduction per inch of diameter just from the interference fit with the housing. ADD 2 to 3 times that for thermal expansion fluctuations and suddenly a comfortable 0.010" fit is 0.005" or less - dangerously tight depending upon lubrication and load. But I agree 0.050" is ridiculously sloppy for a new bushing in an application such as this.
It was a while ago, I can't remember the interference number. I knowI got it close to the OD of the old bushing then knurled the outside of the bushing just for some extra interference. I know I went through a few iterations of pressing it in, measuring it, then making some minor adjustments on the lathe and putting it back in.
Here's a pic of the forward "loop" on a Gen 2. Don't the Gen 1 cars have this as well?
You have a beautiful shaft. Not gay.
Those are good numbers from my recollection of what the parts were originally machined to. The bushings themselves were outside vendor items that were pressed in only.
Wrong immunity phrase. If you'd said "no homo" I'd grant you the benefit of the doubt. But you didn't, so you're totally a fan of the shaft.
Good to hear! Like I said I'm not a machinist, just know the basics from my grandfather. He gave me a couple of pointers while I was making it, in the end it worked out good. Still going strong years later and about 70k miles.
Joe, did you change the tail shaft bushing?
Anyone...how is it removed? does it just slide out or is there a special puller?
I have a 4" shaft and had to remove the sound deadener above the tank for clearance.
This is the thing that was rubbing on the drive shaft...
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