Cats: I've read a million times that when installing a transaxle driveshaft one does not tighten up the nuts on the new donuts right away. Run the car and let the driveshaft spin for a while and settle, and then torque them up good.
When my driveshaft was out I installed new donuts and I just hand tightened them nice and snug. I realized when sliding it in that the nuts facing the engine are not accessible after it's installed, so I slid it back out and torqued those up real good. I hand tightened the engine nuts. Today I'm raising the triangle and transmission up to meet the rear of the driveshaft and lining up the rear bolts, etc. I am snugging up the center bearing carriage and I realize that the front nuts of the center donuts will not be accessible with a wrench or socket. Those are just hand snugged tight. I curse and curse and stop all work. What are my choices? Thanks, Stefano Concord, CA -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
