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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2415   
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Does anyone measured the diameter of these 1 piece halfshafts? Puma 110" SW
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15th Sep 2023 3:23pm |
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| nicholas2012 Member Since: 28 Jun 2012 Location: lanarkshire Posts: 193  
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I think the diameter looks to be the same as the standard puma half shafts but removing the weakpoint of the outer splined drive flanges that always wear
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16th Sep 2023 8:22am |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2415
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 Puma 110" SW
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16th Sep 2023 4:13pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20367 
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Just been having a look at this thread as my DM’s could do with externally greasing again, I’ve got no problems with mine touch wood and running Ashcroft 2 piece rear.
Ashcroft HD flanges front, rest genuine front. Blackwolf - Did you ever manage to get around to fitting a grease nipple to any HD DM caps? I would like to do that, but the problem is with them currently fitted and the work involved it’s easier just to have some caps to swap over which isn’t cheap… I wonder if the Terrafirma versions would fit and as it’s just caps I wonder if they would swap over, they are a lot cheaper. Presumably the clearance is there in the centre of the alloy behind the centre cap and the DM cap with a grease nipple in the centre or would it need offsetting. Would certainly be a lot faster and easier to grease, than having to take the caps off and also more effective. I was thinking of using aerosol lithium into the splines as the pressure should help get it into the splines more effectively. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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10th Mar 2024 7:42pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17382 
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No, I went for single-piece halfshafts at the rear, the fronts are still Ashcroft HD with standard caps and seem to give no trouble.
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10th Mar 2024 7:59pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20367
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I remember, that’s good. So I take it that you still just manually grease the front splines and all is okay.
Though off topic, the A frame ball joint and bushes are also a common cause of a sloppy or loose rear often confused with rear driveshaft components. Mine was much better after the greasable A frame ball joint and A frame bushes were replaced. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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10th Mar 2024 8:12pm |
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