NS Dev
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 11:56 AM |
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sierra push in shaft question
Quick question, wondered if anybody knew? On sierra push in tripod type shafts, is there a spring inside the cv joint to keep the joint extended (and
keep the shaft pushed into the diff? I ask as I have another application where I need to keep a shaft pushed in and wondered if there was an off the
shelf solution
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adithorp
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 12:20 PM |
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Yes. there's a spring in both inner and outer joints.
There's an issue if you make up hybrid shafts (like Sierra outer and Freelander inner as I have) in that, the sprung joint pushes the unsprung
one fully in and causes knocking and possibly wear (with both sprung they counteract each other and the joints tripod sits central) .
[Edited on 13/4/16 by adithorp]
[Edited on 13/4/16 by adithorp]
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NS Dev
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 12:44 PM |
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perfect, thanks. Will use springs both ends. Cheers
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nick205
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| posted on 14/4/16 at 09:33 AM |
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IIRC from stripping and rebuilding Sierra push-in shafts there is a spring at both ends. Personally I refitted them assuming that not doing so would
cause issues. I ran the shafts for 3k+ miles without any problems. If rebuilding again I'd fit the springs again as Ford put them there for a
reason IMHO.
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