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RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Grumpy Goat - 11-21-2019

From what I have read, the U-joints are permanently sealed (that is why they cannot be replaced and you have to buy the whole driveshaft with both U-joints) so it would be unlikely that lubrication from a water crossing would have removed the lubricant. But one cannot rule out anything I suppose ... not when we don't know what the root cause of the failure is.

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Ray - 11-26-2019

(11-21-2019, 08:44 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: From what I have read, the U-joints are permanently sealed (that is why they cannot be replaced and you have to buy the whole driveshaft with both U-joints) so it would be unlikely that lubrication from a water crossing would have removed the lubricant. But one cannot rule out anything I suppose ... not when we don't know what the root cause of the failure is.
Right.
My image was moisture getting in and not draining with subsequent, slow corrosion..., but who knows.

One more question - how does the hand model in the lower picture keep those nails so clean?

   

   

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Olgry1 - 11-27-2019

(11-26-2019, 05:45 PM)Ray Wrote:
(11-21-2019, 08:44 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: From what I have read, the U-joints are permanently sealed (that is why they cannot be replaced and you have to buy the whole driveshaft with both U-joints) so it would be unlikely that lubrication from a water crossing would have removed the lubricant. But one cannot rule out anything I suppose ... not when we don't know what the root cause of the failure is.
Right.
My image was moisture getting in and not draining with subsequent, slow corrosion..., but who knows.

One more question - how does the hand model in the lower picture keep those nails so clean?
Have you seen how clean is motorcycles are? Big Grin

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - mspratz - 01-06-2020

I wanted to show the pictures of Darrell's drive shaft to a friend of mine, but all the pictures have disappeared from the thread. Can anyone else see them?

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - MrVvrroomm - 01-06-2020

All the pics show up for me. HP notebook running Chrome.

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Grumpy Goat - 01-06-2020

(01-06-2020, 09:04 AM)mspratz Wrote: I wanted to show the pictures of Darrell's drive shaft to a friend of mine, but all the pictures have disappeared from the thread. Can anyone else see them?

I am in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico presently and they show up for me also.

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Lee - 01-06-2020

(01-06-2020, 04:20 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: I am in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico presently

Do we need to send a boat Smile

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Grumpy Goat - 01-06-2020

(01-06-2020, 05:44 PM)Lee Wrote:
(01-06-2020, 04:20 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: I am in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico presently

Do we need to send a boat Smile

Thanks but no ... I am on a large ship at present ... Big Grin

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Rotorwrench - 01-07-2020

(01-06-2020, 11:53 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote:
(01-06-2020, 05:44 PM)Lee Wrote:
(01-06-2020, 04:20 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: I am in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico presently

Do we need to send a boat Smile

Thanks but no ... I am on a large ship at present ... Big Grin

Aaaaargh, Sailors were meant to be on ships and ships were meant to be at sea as land is nothing but a hazard to navigation matey.

RE: Some Trips End Early for Mechanical Reasons - Grumpy Goat - 01-07-2020

(01-07-2020, 09:11 AM)Rotorwrench Wrote: Aaaaargh, Sailors were meant to be on ships and ships were meant to be at sea as land is nothing but a hazard to navigation matey.

Sailors? What about naval architects? I'd love to go on a tour but it is not comp and I am too cheap. Smile