How To Lubricate Your Driveshaft Slip Joint

[NotBudule2]

Your blue coating is way more than mine had on it.

I thought the blue was the damn grease when it first came apart ...
Mine had a reddish colored grease on it, and not much of it...

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[airline tech]

The only thing that makes sense - for it to not fit back together - is the splines are not correctly clocked - Was it (Index Marked) prior to disassembly?

 

[NotBudule2]

The only thing that makes sense - for it to not fit back together - is the splines are not correctly clocked - Was it (Index Marked) prior to disassembly?

Yeah , i marked it ... and i did it with the tires on the ground so it wasn't even rotated. Not sure how I screwed this one up. First attempt it went in about halfway before I felt it resisting so I thought maybe too much grease so I pulled it back apart . After that each attempt went in less and less , maybe an inch or so and I would have to hammer it back off.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Kimball had his truck on Jack stands - maybe tires on the ground caused it to bind?

Doesn’t matter now - TW on the way and it’s all my fault anyway.

 

[RangerBill]

Yeah , i marked it ... and i did it with the tires on the ground so it wasn't even rotated. Not sure how I screwed this one up. First attempt it went in about halfway before I felt it resisting so I thought maybe too much grease so I pulled it back apart . After that each attempt went in less and less , maybe an inch or so and I would have to hammer it back off.

If both rear tires were on the ground and the transmission was in park, that could cause binding while reinserting the spline. The transmission or the differential (or both) should be free to rotate to allow the spline installation.

 

[NotBudule2]

If both rear tires were on the ground and the transmission was in park, that could cause binding while reinserting the spline. The transmission or the differential (or both) should be free to rotate to allow the spline installation.

I agree , but each had a little play and the initial attempt seemed to line up fine and went in aleast half way before resisting, and nothing seemed to be binding as far as lining up, then things got progressively worse and when I started feeling grit in the grease, I called it...

 

[NotBudule2]

I guess that stuff is called "glidecoat" , but it seemed to do the opposite for me...

 

[Dereku]

I guess that stuff is called "glidecoat" , but it seemed to do the opposite for me...

Lovely, another ford solution to a problem no one ever had. Just give us a grease fitting instead.

 

[Blue Streak]

I guess that stuff is called "glidecoat" , but it seemed to do the opposite for me...

Good for first time use only.

 

[NotBudule2]

Good for first time use only.

Im the only one here that seemed to have an issue with it as far as reassembly , im also the only one here , or anywhere i think , that had the turn signal socket fiasco . I keep "taking one for the team" for some reason... on a side note , Im very proud of myself for handling it so well ... no new curse words , didn't throw anything (yet) and mostly just said "oh well, stuff happens" ...

 

[Blue Streak]

Im the only one here that seemed to have an issue with it as far as reassembly , im also the only one here , or anywhere i think , that had the turn signal socket fiasco . I keep "taking one for the team" for some reason... on a side note , Im very proud of myself for handling it so well ... no new curse words , didn't throw anything (yet) and mostly just said "oh well, stuff happens" ...

Does make you wonder how Ford got it together the first time with so much blue. Obviously it was not a lot of grease.

 

[NotBudule2]

Does make you wonder how Ford got it together the first time with so much blue. Obviously it was not a lot of grease.

If forced to reuse the old one, I would get that crap off there and drill a hole for a grease fitting and pump it full...

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

If forced to reuse the old one, I would get that crap off there and drill a hole for a grease fitting and pump it full...

Back in the 80s, before cartridge bottom brackets were the norm for mountain bikes, it was a PITA to service them. To avoid it, we would “Zerk” the bottom bracket.

 

[PltFX4]

Just curious: Is the "socket" of the center joint a blind hole?? I would think not... if there was too much grease in there, AND it was blind hole, could get piston like compressed air or suction effect as it move in and out... but if it is not blind, then you get fluids (water, road salted water, etc.) in there unless vented correctly to prevent that... given Ford's recent track record, I'm not sure they would.

Think that may be why the don't want use greasing it up or using the thick blue stuff...

 

[NotBudule2]

Just curious: Is the "socket" of the center joint a blind hole?? I would think not... if there was too much grease in there, AND it was blind hole, could get piston like compressed air or suction effect as it move in and out... but if it is not blind, then you get fluids (water, road salted water, etc.) in there unless vented correctly to prevent that... given Ford's recent track record, I'm not sure they would.

Think that may be why the don't want use greasing it up or using the thick blue stuff...

I've got it off and cleaned up with no grease and it still binds up... somehow, I messed up the coating I guess ...

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