Re: Ball n Trunnion, etc

["Ben Jr. Morgan" <polara_hotrods@xxxxxxx>]

Careful on the 1/4, sticky tracks can really mess stuff up. I've destroyed a couple stock styled drivlines with the ball and trunion. I ended up going to a beefier line with a slip joint towards the front, a flange and two u-joints. Havn't destroyed this one yet. Of the other two, I destroyed the brand new ball and trunion, and twisted the other one in half.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert<mailto:r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx> 
  To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2:19 AM
  Subject: Ball n Trunnion, etc



  Thought I'd post an update on where we are with our Polara's driveline 
  vibration problems.
  Last attempt to eliminate the problem was fairly successful, achieved by 
  fitting the correct circlips ('C' clips did the trick, replacing the 
  ill-fitting metric circlips) and replacing the transmission mount (from 
  Schumacher industries).
  As soon as we got out on the road we could tell the majority of the 
  steady-speed driving vibrations had gone, but there was still a worrying 
  shudder when the throttle was mashed from a steady 50 or so.
  And when we did that on that first road test we lost the 
  already-disintegrating rubber gaiter from the ball'n'trunnion.
  So, where to find a replacement? We already knew of one that was 
  available through Doug Ahern that could be fitted without removing the 
  drive shaft (or propshaft as we call it), but had since became 
  unavaiable, so asked around over here.
  We asked a company we knew of through our work, that makes gaiters and 
  bellows, and after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, placed an order for a 
  couple (to satisfy their minimum order value) of split gaiters that can 
  be fitted without removing the shaft from the car. Those gaiters arrived 
  last week, so we took the prop off the car to get it rebalanced with the 
  new gaiters fitted (to ensure whatever clips used to hold the gaiter on, 
  were balanced too).
  We're collecting the balanced prop with gaiter fitted later today to 
  refit tonight/tomorrow.
  We've a local classic car show to attend tomorrow (Wed) so will be able 
  to see how successful the rebalancing has been.
  But the main goal is to completey cure the problem ready for this 
  weekend so we can try her out on the 1/4 for the first time!
  Dont really fancy 'giving it large' if we haven't eliminated the 
  problem.
  Hopefully have some good news to report towards the end of the week, and 
  then some respectable 1/4 times at the end of the weekend!!

  Robert
  63 Polara 500
  England


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