Hi guys, I am doing the final reassembly of my front subframe. And have run into a small issue Trying to slide the drive shafts into the pot joints and they wont slide in easy.... Do I use a rubber hammer and an assisstant to hold them steady and hit them in?
Any other ideas
Cheers Brett

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You aren't trying to put rover shafts into leyland pots are you? There's about a 3mm interference. The shgaft should otherwise go in easily.

I doubt it, as they came as a pack from Minispares uk.

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They slide in a bit, but then they stop sliding easy..... Grr so annoying was hoping to have it fully assembled this evening....

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pot joint = cv joint?
I used a rubber mallet to hit mine in...

As Ryan is suggesting, are these inner or outer CVs? Outers have a retaining clip you need to get past, but inner (pot) CVs pretty much just slide apart...

cheers,

Jacob

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Are you trying to insert the drive shaft into the ball carrier (or whatever it's called - star shaped thing), or do you already have that assembled, and are trying to insert the carrier and the balls into the pot?

ditto - should slide right in

I'd suggest wiping the grease off and having a good look at it

They seem to long

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are the pot joints actually popped onto the diff output shafts properly?

That is what I am starting to think. There is a 1" steel shaft between the diff housing and the Pot joint. Working at midnight trying to make it all fit....

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Tooo long, they're not in as far as they should be.

Do I just get a rubber mallet and hit it harder? I cant find anything in my manual

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Rubber mallet, block of wood, or similar will work to knock it in further. If you have the axle assembled in the pot joint, you should be able to shove the axle at the diff and it should pop in.

Just make sure they are lined up straight as your trying to knock them in. If they aren't going in without too much effort then take it out, have a peek to make sure there aren't any problems with the shaft/circlip etc and then try again.

Thanks guys got them was scared to hit them hard ....

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