First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Dan,
I just want to know how you "opened the hood" and showed you a problematic driveshaft. That is way under the car and not visible from the engine bay. You sure it wasn't something else? As far as the steering wheel play, that is usually due to a bad rag-joint on the steering box or the steering box itself needs to be tightened. It's usually never the column or the wheel. Thomas -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Daniel O'Brien Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:55 PM To: First Generation Firebird-L Subject: [FGF] '69 drive-shaft coupling cracked, loose First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Went to pick up my '69 yesterday, following bodywork re-build after crash. Front end looks perfect but garage informed me that car was still un-driveable. They discovered that the coupling in the driveshaft had torn loose. We opened the hood and they showed me the problem. The rubber grommet was split and the coupling connection was spinning freely back and forth. Also, the steering wheel had way too much free play. It's an after- market wheel, a "racing" wheel, smaller than standard. This could have been the cause of the accident. Time to get to work researching this. Anyone who has any experience with the drive-shaft, comments would be much appreciated as always. - Dan O'Brien ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
