'64 Propeller Shaft Lub Points

[Guest dwhiteside64]

Hi all,

I have been looking at the periodic maintenance section in the 1964 Chassis Service manual and have a question regarding the lubrication of the propeller shaft. On page 1-6 there is information about how to lubricate the slip spine and constant velocity universal joint. Has anyone performed this on their car? I'm curious how easy it is to do this, as apparently it has to be done through holes in the frame tunnel. I hope someone can give me advice concerning this.

Thanks

[CheezeMan]

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I tried doing this service just before Lexington. "Tried" being the operative word.

I thought that the spline would be more difficult, but got that without much hassle. The u-joint proved to be impossible to lube. I couldn't get the tip of my lube gun to seat cleanly on the grease fitting, and every time I pumped the grease gun it would just ooze all over, with nothing going in. The hole in the frame didn't line up with the u-joint so getting the gun up there was impossible.

For the spline, I rotated the drive shaft until the holes lined up. I removed the plug and put about 2 or 3 pumps of grease in using a needle fitting on the grease gun. The tricky part was getting the plug back in. I used a trick I learned from a TV show to help. Take a small piece of paper towel and push the plug through the paper into the socket wrench. This will keep it nice and tight so you don't lose it while trying to jockey it back up in there.

[68RIVGS]

The 2nd gen Rivs are the same - did mine while the 2 piece drive shaft was out of the 'X' frame tunnel,

it was much easier !!

[Guest dwhiteside64]

Thanks. I had a feeling it would be a pain without getting it on a hoist and turning the shaft. Looks like something to do on a Sunday afternoon when I have A LOT of time to kill!

[Guest dwhiteside64]

After looking at this again, is there a chance that one of you could point out which holes are used for the lubrication? The drawing in the service manual isn't too clear on that fact.

Thanks

[60FlatTop]

It's easy to get the driveshaft out as long as you don't break the carrier bolts. Just remove the bolts from the carrier and the flange. Mark the flange so it goes back the same.

Reach up in front and hold the back of the shaft up. It snakes right out. Then you can inspect the rubber carrier, carrier bearing, and grease the spline real good. You can separate the halves easily and do a nice job even if you have it jacked up and sitting on jackstands. There are 5 u-joints in that sucker. Once a year is a fine routine. You can do it when you flush the brake fluid.

Bernie