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13th Oct, 2012 at 02:54:11pm

During the build of my new remote gearbox with Quaife ATB I noticed that one of my pot joints is a sloppy fit on the output shaft. It is possible to wobble the pot joint in and out about 5mm and almost as bad side to side. Using the proper Minispares tool I got the pot joint off with a lot of difficulty and replaced the pot joint with a new one. The new one is just as wobbly a fit.

Now I need to get the pot joint off again to check the output shafts but the pot joint wont budge. I am having a lot of trouble with this.
Normally all it takes to separate pot joints is a light tap with the hammer against the tool.

1. Any tips how to get the pot joint off?
2. How much play in the joint and output shaft is permitted

Thanks Daz


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13th Oct, 2012 at 03:09:28pm

Sounds like you have one of the bad batch of pot joints that were floating round. I had one that was too tight and wouldn't go on the diff.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

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13th Oct, 2012 at 05:24:29pm

I hope it is the pot joint. Just need to get the bugger off. And it ain't giving an inch

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13th Oct, 2012 at 08:50:01pm

Isn't here a centre cap inside the pot joint to stop the grease falling out you can smack out with a hammer/screw driver so you could try shifting it with a 3 leg puller.

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13th Oct, 2012 at 09:01:16pm

I had a stiff one with my quaife aswell only on the passenger side. I have some NOS pot jonts aswell so not sure.

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14th Oct, 2012 at 07:34:50am

On 13th Oct, 2012 madmk1 said:
I had a stiff one with my quaife aswell only on the passenger side. I have some NOS pot jonts aswell so not sure.

simon.

It was my passenger side that wouldn't go on. Ended up with a new joint which went on nicely.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*

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14th Oct, 2012 at 06:11:43pm

Eventually got the pot joint off the output shafts after a lot of swearing. Used a big chisel to wack it off. The circlip was snapped, probably be me forcing it off.
The play is due to wear in the bronze bush in the side cover I think. I have a few Rod change side covers I can try, I think they are compatible with my remote box.

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