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Retrofitting a '13 GT500 carbon fiber driveshaft to an '07-'12 GT500
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 12859365" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>I set out to remove the fixed flange today, as I had picked up a couple of different sockets (a 1-1/4" and a 32mm...wasn't sure but both fit) this morning. What I did not pick up was the proper puller. I had a few pullers at home and figured I could get at least one of them to somehow work. Ford shows this type in their service manual...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441484[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441485[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Getting the 1-1/4" nut off was easy enough. I tried briefly to pry the flange off. Wasn't happening. It was at this point that I found out that any combination of bearing splitter, 2 jaw, 3 jaw, steering wheel pulley, or harmonic balancer removal tool was destined to fail. There either wasn't enough room and/or <em>it just wasn't happening.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p></p><p>Plan B was a chunk of angle iron, a nut/bolt, drilling some holes, and a few minutes with the TIG.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441486[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441487[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441488[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I was surprised how tight the fit was. I couldn't pull it off by hand until the puller brought almost all the way to the end of the shaft.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441489[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441490[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441491[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441492[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441493[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Something I had overlooked was the o-ring. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441494[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Looked innocent enough...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441495[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As I plucked out the 0-ring with a length of sharpened Tungsten I noticed all the shavings that were packed in tightly along with it...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441496[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441497[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Looks like I'll be flushing out the tranny. With less than 2,000 miles I suspect that the shavings weren't cleaned out after manufacturing and before assembling. A bit disconcerting I suppose.</p><p></p><p>Almost there.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441498[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]441499[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 12859365, member: 83412"] I set out to remove the fixed flange today, as I had picked up a couple of different sockets (a 1-1/4" and a 32mm...wasn't sure but both fit) this morning. What I did not pick up was the proper puller. I had a few pullers at home and figured I could get at least one of them to somehow work. Ford shows this type in their service manual... [ATTACH=full]441484[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441485[/ATTACH] Getting the 1-1/4" nut off was easy enough. I tried briefly to pry the flange off. Wasn't happening. It was at this point that I found out that any combination of bearing splitter, 2 jaw, 3 jaw, steering wheel pulley, or harmonic balancer removal tool was destined to fail. There either wasn't enough room and/or [I]it just wasn't happening. [/I] Plan B was a chunk of angle iron, a nut/bolt, drilling some holes, and a few minutes with the TIG. [ATTACH=full]441486[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441487[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441488[/ATTACH] I was surprised how tight the fit was. I couldn't pull it off by hand until the puller brought almost all the way to the end of the shaft. [ATTACH=full]441489[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441490[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441491[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441492[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441493[/ATTACH] Something I had overlooked was the o-ring. [ATTACH=full]441494[/ATTACH] Looked innocent enough... [ATTACH=full]441495[/ATTACH] As I plucked out the 0-ring with a length of sharpened Tungsten I noticed all the shavings that were packed in tightly along with it... [ATTACH=full]441496[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441497[/ATTACH] Looks like I'll be flushing out the tranny. With less than 2,000 miles I suspect that the shavings weren't cleaned out after manufacturing and before assembling. A bit disconcerting I suppose. Almost there. [ATTACH=full]441498[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]441499[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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