Rack issue
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Rack issue
Hey guys.
So if you follow my thread, you would see I have my rack installed etc.
When installing my U joint to the input shaft (should be 3/4"-36 spline for mustang II) the U joint wouldn't slide on smoothly. At all.
I thought it was just tight.
I did a rough count on the teeth(once I passed 30 I figured it has to be 36)and i hammered it on.
I took a look at it after hammering it on and noticed it looked like most teeth meshed perfectly and about a ¼ of them didn't.
I emailed the guy I got it from and he did a count on his inventory. They are all 35.. manufacturer defect..
Has offered to refund it.
My question is:
its on there, GOOD. Is it ok to use?
Thoughts?
It would most likely need some REALLY good hits to get it off the input shaft.
Let my lesson be a lesson to others.
So if you follow my thread, you would see I have my rack installed etc.
When installing my U joint to the input shaft (should be 3/4"-36 spline for mustang II) the U joint wouldn't slide on smoothly. At all.
I thought it was just tight.
I did a rough count on the teeth(once I passed 30 I figured it has to be 36)and i hammered it on.
I took a look at it after hammering it on and noticed it looked like most teeth meshed perfectly and about a ¼ of them didn't.
I emailed the guy I got it from and he did a count on his inventory. They are all 35.. manufacturer defect..
Has offered to refund it.
My question is:
its on there, GOOD. Is it ok to use?
Thoughts?
It would most likely need some REALLY good hits to get it off the input shaft.
Let my lesson be a lesson to others.
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Hard to tell if any teeth are messed up as it is a tight fit. I dont think its coming apart easy myself.
I would say 5-8 teeth didnt mesh properly.
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I suppose a simplistic way of looking at it then is that your shear capacity is around (36-8)/36 of what it should be at best. I think if you take it apart and the splines are damaged it would be very hard to clean up the UJ splines (assuming that's the female part). Ideally if you have a spare shaft to try in it first to check.
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I suppose a simplistic way of looking at it then is that your shear capacity is around (36-8)/36 of what it should be at best. I think if you take it apart and the splines are damaged it would be very hard to clean up the UJ splines (assuming that's the female part). Ideally if you have a spare shaft to try in it first to check.
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