Thread: Hey!!! Got some real work done today.

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Since Brian has been quite decent with me maybe I can ask a really dumb question and not be razzed too much. I am, of course, trying to keep up with Brian (fat chance) in my roadster build and I "cheated" by paying for installation of my engine, trans and rear rebuild. Along the way I had a professional cut and balance a drive shaft and it is installed now. However I need to change the speedometer gears in the 700R4 and that requires I remove the drive shaft and unbolt the short tailshaft housing (there is no fluid in the trans yet). Since the driveshaft has a Ford yoke on the rear and a GM yoke on the front I would like to decouple it at the rear and slide out the driveshaft so I can unbolt the tailshaft housing. I have rebuilt U-bolts on both ends of a MG Midget driveshaft and I just want to check on this. Just remove the circle-clips from part of the rear yoke and tap out the crosshaft?? This is an easy step but I don't want to mess up my new driveshaft.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder