jps
11th December 2013, 03:13 PM
I tacked up some engine mounts last week (although one weld subsequently snapped - so I am back to square one) but before it broke I did the following...
1.Mounted the diff.
2. Chopped a piece of wood to act as a dummy prop shaft
3. Used a t square to mark off the angle the prop 'should' have followed if it were perfectly aligned from the diff input flange and the gearbox output flange
4. Compared to the actual centreline that the 'dummy prop' was following
Without a super sharp pencil - and trying to hold 3 things at once - it looked as though the alignment was out at both ends - and in both the vertical and horizontal planes.
Horizontally - i.e. left to right in the car - it was roughly 3 degrees at each end - the gearbox effectively pointing more towards the o/s side rear wheel than it was towards the diff - by my calculation the prop would be about 20mm off centre at one end if it were a rigid tube.
Vertically - i.e. up and down in the car - it was roughly 2 degrees out at each end.
The diff input flange is vertically square - as is the gearbox output shaft - as far as I can tell.
How does this compare to anyone elses setup? I know the uj's are there to take out this discrepancy - but I want to be starting from the right ballpark...
1.Mounted the diff.
2. Chopped a piece of wood to act as a dummy prop shaft
3. Used a t square to mark off the angle the prop 'should' have followed if it were perfectly aligned from the diff input flange and the gearbox output flange
4. Compared to the actual centreline that the 'dummy prop' was following
Without a super sharp pencil - and trying to hold 3 things at once - it looked as though the alignment was out at both ends - and in both the vertical and horizontal planes.
Horizontally - i.e. left to right in the car - it was roughly 3 degrees at each end - the gearbox effectively pointing more towards the o/s side rear wheel than it was towards the diff - by my calculation the prop would be about 20mm off centre at one end if it were a rigid tube.
Vertically - i.e. up and down in the car - it was roughly 2 degrees out at each end.
The diff input flange is vertically square - as is the gearbox output shaft - as far as I can tell.
How does this compare to anyone elses setup? I know the uj's are there to take out this discrepancy - but I want to be starting from the right ballpark...