Admiral 3 Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hi to all, as we have to renew the u-joints of the propshaft we are lying under the car and asking: Have we to remove the complete diff for pulling the propshaft? Is that a genius Lotus idea to build a car around a propshaft? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EXCEL V8 166 Posted October 26, 2020 Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 Yep - another great Lotus design 😉. Either remove diff or engine & gearbox - the choice is yours! Check the condition of the diff carrier itself as well - they often/usually crack. Pete 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianK 106 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 I don't mean to thread-jack for an Elite, but... I'm going to threadjack for an Elite. I was just coming here to post this very question for the same reason. For my '74 Elite, I have to replace a UJ because the zerk broke off, couldn't be removed with torx bit or extraction tool, and when I went to drill out and re-tap (while lying on my back under the car), the tap snapped & is lodged in the hole. So now it has to come out & I'll probably just replace the UJ. On the Facebook thread, some were saying the propshaft had to come out through the front. Is that true for the Elite as well? Does the cross member between the diff/suspension mounting point interfere with removal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eclat22 115 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 It's either diff out or engine and gearbox, the prop will come out either way 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianK 106 Posted October 27, 2020 Report Share Posted October 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, eclat22 said: It's either diff out or engine and gearbox, the prop will come out either way Thanks for that, Dan. Happy to see you're still on the forum - I asked you for tips for a roll cage for the Elite back in 2010. We're still racing it today, with that same cage! https://www.flickr.com/photos/churchofbk/albums/72157710635822747 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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