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For Alex Lynch, answer to tranny output shaft ? (archive)
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Posted by gale on January 06, 2002 at 16:03:09:

For some reason, the e-mails aren't going thru:

Loctite #242 is the general purpose compound which should be removable if you want to separate the parts in the future. I put mine in dry because I hadn't learned of the Loctite trick yet, & exceeded the torque spec by another 30 or 40 ft-lb & used Loctite #271 which is the permanant type, on the flange nut threads only. I put permatex "Ultra Copper" oil resistant RTV on the back side of the flange nut & at the very ends of the spines & yoke because the splines are a leak path. So far mine has remained tight for 2 years. When I did the job, the flange nut wasn't even finger tight when I opened it up.

I narrowed down the clunk in mine to the CV joint at the rear of the driveshaft, about 3 or 4" ahead of the diff input yoke. Mine makes a subtle clunk as it transitions between accelerating & coasting & visa versa, but has stayed about the same for the last 20k miles. No vibration in the driveshaft because of it. It's available as a separate part so someday I'll see if Hendrix can get me
one. Rainman gave me the ETK part number. Let me know if you find yours is loose & I'll e-mail you the info.

Regards,

gale

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