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**Gregski** · 12-05-2015, 09:41 PM

So now the plan is to clean the splines and the inside cavity real good like cause I see some gunk / old grease at the bottom maybe its hydro locking the shaft so it can't go in more, maybe the shaft is just too long, we don't know yet

Top Tip: The splines and the female end are keyed in the sense that they go in only one way, that is important cause the drive shaft is balanced, so you ought to put it back together the proper way, the key is two splines grouped together so there is a small section where the spline appears to be double wide, just sayin'

Question for HATZIE when we go to lube it up again can we use the White Lightning grease you recommended earlier on in the show, or can we use my daddy's old Castrol all purpose grease instead?

12-05-2015, 09:41 PM	#2409
Gregski Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 10,815	Re: Restoring Rusty So now the plan is to clean the splines and the inside cavity real good like cause I see some gunk / old grease at the bottom maybe its hydro locking the shaft so it can't go in more, maybe the shaft is just too long, we don't know yet Top Tip: The splines and the female end are keyed in the sense that they go in only one way, that is important cause the drive shaft is balanced, so you ought to put it back together the proper way, the key is two splines grouped together so there is a small section where the spline appears to be double wide, just sayin' Question for HATZIE when we go to lube it up again can we use the White Lightning grease you recommended earlier on in the show, or can we use my daddy's old Castrol all purpose grease instead?