Front Drive Shaft Update

[ORSO]

Did you have to cut the cap open with an angle grinder to get to the circlip ?

no, it was enough to give it a couple of hits with a hammer and a screwdriver

 

[ORSO]

I'd be curious to know if other users who have installed the terflex 1745000 joint have noticed the same things.

 

[Dokatd]

I'd be curious to know if other users who have installed the terflex 1745000 joint have noticed the same things.

Yes, this is normal. The factory splines are a touch tighter. And yes you can pry off the end cap if you want to go that route. I went path of least resistance and just cut the cover off and used my press to remove the joint.

 

[Zimm]

On the new joint did the splines engaged tightly with no free play? It could just be the photo angles, or my old eyeballs, but the OEM joint splines appear to be more defined and a little deeper compared to the new joint. Also, is that a master (wider) key spline on the new joint? It would be frustrating to go through all this effort for a little slop in the splines to create a drive shaft knocking noise during on/off throttle. Certainly glad there is an option for a repair rather than replacing the whole shaft at least… good job on the repair!

that just looks like the way the light is hitting the chamfered spline tips.