Jag driveshaft cover thingies

[Grease Monkey]

Can I ask a simple question, and hope for a simple answer.

The driveshaft cover thingies, with 4 rivets, 2 halves and a jubilee clip.

Should I have 4, like the original XJ6, or just the two on the hub ends.

Is it just personal preference whether to fit them, like the 'stone/splash guards' on the front hubs, and are the inner and outer ones exactly the same (i have 4 outer ones)

And since i've been particularly bored of late i've been test assembling my bits to see what nuts, split pins, etc i'm still missing, so, first progress pic attached.

http://www.cobraclub.com/crcforum/user_files/4201.jpg

There ain't no replacement for displacement.. GD427 on order ... Chassis arriving May , Body in July
Cost to date: [font color=red]£1090.62[/font], Progress to date: Big pile of assorted jag bits in garage and THE diff.

[Andy302]

Hi,

Sorry I cant help with your question but that looks like a really neat job youve done on the axle, may I ask how the experience has been? Ive thought about trying to redo my own axles as the cost is far happier than getting Wards to do it but then theres all the specialist tools needed and preloads, end floats.

Whats your advice?

Cheers

Andy
Study filling up with bits, wife not so amused! :tu

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[Grease Monkey]

I dont know about special tools. I've had to buy a couple of big sockets, and i buggered my spring compressor removing the front springs, other than that it's been plain sailing, if hard and messy work.

Cost wise its worked out cheaper that buying a complete pair of axles from Ward. I've attached the spreadsheet of costs that shows everything i've bought.

http://www.cobraclub.com/crcforum/user_files/4202.txt (It claims to be a TXT but its an Excel XLS file - Right click, save as .XLS)


There ain't no replacement for displacement.. GD427 on order ... Chassis arriving May , Body in July
Cost to date (Including Tools): [font color=red]£1504.55[/font], Progress to date: Big pile of assorted jag bits in cupboard.

[Andy302]

Um, thanks, now youve got me interested.

What books/reference did you use and were they good enough to do the rebuild?

was the diff reconed by yourself or someone else.

thanks! Sorry for all the questions, its always been a get someone else to do it job that I might now tackle!

Cheers

Andy
Study filling up with bits, wife not so amused! :tu

http://images.animfactory.com/animat...lls_md_wht.gif

[Grease Monkey]

Andy,

All of the bearings, bushes, balljoints etc are easy to fit. The solid metal bits just need cleaning, paint/coating and reassembling.

The diff appears pretty solid. No obvious play in the input/output shafts. No chaff, swarf or lumps in the oil, so i just cleaned it up and bolted the cover back on. I may need to revisit it later, but I may not, so we'll have to wait and see...

The calipers were the biggest git, as to clean them up you have to seperate the halves, and the seals kit doesn't come with the o rings to refit them.

Personally i'd say do it yourself, so you can honestly claim to have done the whole job yourself, and if you've taken it all apart, you'll be more familiar with the bits when time comes to put it back together..

Book / reference, i've got a PDF file of all the Jag bits from Ward, which is brilliant, and a photocopy of the relevant chapters of the Jag Haynes manual from my library.

There ain't no replacement for displacement.. GD427 on order ... Chassis arriving May , Body in July
Cost to date (Including Tools): [font color=red]£1504.55[/font], Progress to date: Big pile of assorted jag bits in cupboard.

[Miket]

Adrian

Simple answer, chuck them all in the bin. I bet there's very few Cobs on the road with them fitted.

:tu :tu :tu :tu

[Grease Monkey]

Mike,

If i 'chuck em', when I take it off-roading, whats to stop trees, rocks etc making their way into my CV joints and knackering them?

Adrian


There ain't no replacement for displacement.. GD427 on order ... Chassis arriving May , Body in July
Cost to date (Including Tools): [font color=red]£1504.55[/font], Progress to date: Big pile of assorted jag bits in cupboard.

[Miket]

Adrian

You really don't want me to answer that. :} :} :}

Wait and see what the other guys have done. :tu :tu :tu

[TINKA]

Like Mike says, chuck them all in the bin. Where are you going to drive it OFF ROAD. :} :} :}

Does look good though but those drive shafts and wishbones need shortening so you can fit rear wheels with a dish. }( }( }(

Martin :tu :tu :P

[Happy Jim]

I've got none on mine if that helps.

PS Nice shafts - just the right length

Jim