| So about that LH drive shaft.. [message #359883] |
Fri, 30 October 2020 12:15  |
Silvernort
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Registered: June 2019
Location: Rock Springs, WI
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Last week my LH drive shaft came undone from the inner drive hub. Turned out to be easier to fix than I worried it would be. I had to remove the drive hub to chase the threads as I couldn't get a clean start on some of the holes. A look at the repair manual said "remove L.H. drive axle." Yikes! But no, it swings up high enough to pull the hub (drive shaft) out after undoing the 9/16" bolt. Whew! That's a big difference. Maybe they meant just to unbolt the inner CV from the hub, of course the GMC did that for me. Thanks alot.
After cleaning well and chasing the holes from the back side, I applied my favorite spline lube and put it all back together: 45 ft/lbs on the 9/16" shaft bolt and 65 ft/lbs and Locktite blue on the hub bolts. Didn't see any other damage other than a small dent in the tranny dip stick tube, so should be good to go.
Cheers
Shane Harvey
1973 26' "Packer Backer", 1976 Palm Beach, 1965 Dart
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