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Re: Chuck it... (archive)
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Posted by Yaofeng on August 07, 2001 at 11:35:01:

In Reply to: Re: Chuck it... posted by HarryM on August 07, 2001 at 01:01:29:

I really did not take a close look at the flange before I put the drive train together last week and back into the car. I was more concerned about doing a good job of replacing the tranny output seal and how to seal between the serrations using loctite. To me the output flange with the center serrated hole and the three long bolts sticking out inside of it to receive the guibo IS ONE INTEGRAL UNIT.

The only way you can modify it, as I see it, is to trim the cup from its base. So you'd leave a flat circular base with three bolts for the guibo and still have the center serrated hole for the tranny output shaft. I can see the only advantage of it is you can, possibly, remove the three nuts on the guibo from the tranny side.

But why would you want to do that? You can remove the drive shaft just as easily.

I'd have a spare flange ready just in case if I were you. There may be vibration issues that you cannot foresee by trimming the flange.

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