---- Half-Shaft dis-assembly ---- (hopefully better pictures to updated)
This is meant to give you a pre-view/idea on how these units are assembled/dis-assembled if you are not sure.
I decided to dis-assemble my spare 240z/s30 halfshafts to determine if they are indeed good candidates for rebuild/parts/or... !?
Couple of run-of-the-mill snap-ring pliers , side-cutters , pliers , and a flat-bladed screw-driver pictured below(somewhere lol).
Is all it really takes to get started that is... assuming the u-joints have been pressed out already.
Sorry for the grainy/blurry pictures in advance. My hands were greasy therefore the phone ended up being a bit that way :-/
Pulled back the boot on one of them and dis-covered a tiny tear which I made bigger before the picture... ( was fairly firm on the boot.... it goes through stressed/stretched ou abuse so why shouldn't I mimic this ya know ? lol )
Clipped off the stainless steel boot bands with side-cutters. (was later at night so I didn't want to make any noise...)
On to the second band closest to the differential (inner).
Peeled back the inner boot in order to reach the inner c-clip.
A better angle of that inner c-clip I mentioned above ^^^ ( wiped off majority of grease for it to be seen [:)] )
I decided to use slighty "heavier" duty 90-degree angled snap-ring pliers.
(more pictures coming)...
Halfshaft Disassembly- 510/240z-280z style
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Halfshaft Disassembly- 510/240z-280z style
DRIVEN » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:24 am wrote:
1. Make progress until broke.
2. Go make mo money.
3. Repeat.
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Re: Halfshaft Disassembly- 510/240z-280z style
Behind the snap-ring just taken out ^^^ there is a shim. Took it out and slid it down the shaft.
Shim and Snap-ring together. Just left them on there as they have no-where else to go [:)]
Flipped over the half-shaft and am now looking at the "butt" end of it (end that faces in towards the differential 3rd member).
There is a snap-ring to take out here as well.
90-degree snap ring pliers are used here again.
Snap-ring loose
I then decided to push/lightly knock down the halfshat in the correct spot... to "nudge" the aluminum plug with an o-ring attached to the outer rim area out of the half-shaft.
Pulled off that cap to re-veal this wonderful goodness [:D]
This is a retaining spacer/washer for the (4) rows of balls/spacers in each joint.
Notice the (4) tabs ?
slightly gooey...
Pulled the "male" end of the shaft out of the "female" housing.
See that (4) point retainer we were talking about earlier ? Held in by you guessed it...
3-balls + 3-spacers = per half-shaft assembly (at least these two assembly's ... lol)
Area closest to the top of the picture = differential end of male half-shaft plunger.
Was time to pull it apart.
WARNING: --- Do not do this in an area where if you drop a ball it will never be found again = yard , dirt , gravel , etc [:)]
I dropped 1 ball thinking I would be able to "catch" them all ... boy was I wrong ... luckly I setup a "catch box" for this very purpose []
You'll see the balls rotating/wearing into the spacers... wouldn't worry about it too much.
Female end of the half-shaft.
Almost looks like the hole to enter the Death Star with an x-wing [:sneaky:]
Just been working on other projects and cleaning these as I go where I can.
Should be done soon... *knock on wood* ... and hopefully will update this thread with more pics (to those that wish to know)
Thanks for reading !
BLUE
Shim and Snap-ring together. Just left them on there as they have no-where else to go [:)]
Flipped over the half-shaft and am now looking at the "butt" end of it (end that faces in towards the differential 3rd member).
There is a snap-ring to take out here as well.
90-degree snap ring pliers are used here again.
Snap-ring loose
I then decided to push/lightly knock down the halfshat in the correct spot... to "nudge" the aluminum plug with an o-ring attached to the outer rim area out of the half-shaft.
Pulled off that cap to re-veal this wonderful goodness [:D]
This is a retaining spacer/washer for the (4) rows of balls/spacers in each joint.
Notice the (4) tabs ?
slightly gooey...
Pulled the "male" end of the shaft out of the "female" housing.
See that (4) point retainer we were talking about earlier ? Held in by you guessed it...
3-balls + 3-spacers = per half-shaft assembly (at least these two assembly's ... lol)
Area closest to the top of the picture = differential end of male half-shaft plunger.
Was time to pull it apart.
WARNING: --- Do not do this in an area where if you drop a ball it will never be found again = yard , dirt , gravel , etc [:)]
I dropped 1 ball thinking I would be able to "catch" them all ... boy was I wrong ... luckly I setup a "catch box" for this very purpose []
You'll see the balls rotating/wearing into the spacers... wouldn't worry about it too much.
Female end of the half-shaft.
Almost looks like the hole to enter the Death Star with an x-wing [:sneaky:]
Just been working on other projects and cleaning these as I go where I can.
Should be done soon... *knock on wood* ... and hopefully will update this thread with more pics (to those that wish to know)
Thanks for reading !
BLUE
DRIVEN » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:24 am wrote:
1. Make progress until broke.
2. Go make mo money.
3. Repeat.
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Re: Halfshaft Disassembly- 510/240z-280z style
Thanks pops! Great write up!
And glad you set up a catch basin lolol. Thats good thinking.
And glad you set up a catch basin lolol. Thats good thinking.
wayno » Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:40 pm wrote: Everything is either tight or actually rubbing.
Taterhead » Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:29 pm wrote:Datsun gods will give you one working gauge, gasoline or speedometer; you can't have both.
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Re: Halfshaft Disassembly- 510/240z-280z style
hahaha Thanks Son !
Best lesson's "can" come from our worst experiences right ?
Best lesson's "can" come from our worst experiences right ?
DRIVEN » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:24 am wrote:
1. Make progress until broke.
2. Go make mo money.
3. Repeat.