Grease driveshaft?

[5.0 Nostalgia]

I am putting the driveshaft back in my car. Do you have to grease the yoke? If I remember, I grease the outside part. Should I also grease the inner part with the splines?

 

[HISSIN50]

right, grease the outer part for the seal's sake. i grease the whole thing - i dont know if it is right to do, but i think it is. LOL. i always grease splines of any sort (wiper blade arms, etc). i figure it cant hurt, but i dont know definatively.

good luck.

 

[5.0 Nostalgia]

Thanks for the information. Another question. What type of grease is used? I used wheel bearing grease for all the components in the bellhousing. Is that sufficient? I read on the Corral not to use that grease.

 

[10HoleLX]

You did use the wrong grease for the clutch components. The proper grease for the input shaft, bearing retainter, fork pivot etc is a water proof/marine type grease that is heat and water resistant. The grease feels very tacky when applied.
With the regular bearing grease you used, you risk the chance of it "running" onto the clutch friction surface since it will thin out when the clutch gets hot.
Just hope you put a light coat to avoid total clutch failure.

If you do use grease in the drive shaft splines it will wash off with tranny fluid over time but it will not hurt anything. You can apply a light coat to the smooth part of the yoke. Its acytaully recommended in the repair manual.

 

[Daggar]

Check over your U-joints too. If they've been in there a while I'd jsut replace them. If you detect any play in the joints, replace them. If the joints look good but you see rust color peeking out from one or more of the joint bearings, replace them. U-Joints are cheap and easy to replace since you already have the thing out.

 

[5.0 Nostalgia]

I can't believe this. Now I have to pull this thing apart again and wipe this stuff off. What specific grease would you recommend? I am going to try to do it without pulling the clutch off. I haven't finished the job yet so it has not had a chance to spread.

 

[RED92VERT]

I am putting the driveshaft back in my car. Do you have to grease the yoke? If I remember, I grease the outside part. Should I also grease the inner part with the splines?

On the splines just put some tranny fluid

 

[Mavrick]

I used wheel bearing grease on the retainer that the throw out bearing rides on.. i've heard many others who have without any problems. I am not worried enough to drop the tranny again right now...

As for coating the outside of the yoke, wheel bearing grease should work great.

EDIT: Here is another thread from the Corral talking about the same issue... http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=589203&highlight=wheel+bearing+grease