Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual

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PROPELLER SHAFT AND CENTRAL JOINT
3
MAJOR REPAIR
PROPELLER SHAFT REMOVAL AND
I N S T A L L A T I O N
Removal
Raise rear of car and support on jack stands at rear
jack brackets.
2. Disconnect parking brake cable equalizer from
rod.
3. On the Opel and Manta, unhook parking
brake cable from floor panel.
4.
On the Opel 1900 and Manta, unhook exhaust
system and let it down.
5. Mark the mating parts of the U-joint and the drive
pinion extension shaft flange.
6. Loosen bolt locks and remove bolts or nuts.
7. Work propeller shaft slightly forward, lower rear
end of shaft
and slide assembly rearward. Remove
thrust spring from front of propeller shaft.
Install plug in transmission extension housing to
prevent loss of lubricant.
CAUTION:
Fasteners in the steps are impor-
tant attaching parts in that they could affect the
performance of components and systems, and-
/or could in major repair They must
be replaced with one of the number or with
an equivalent part becomes
Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality or
substitute design. Torque values must be used as
during reassembly to assure proper reten-
tion of these parts.
1. Remove plug from rear of transmission.
2. Slide thrust spring onto transmission output shaft
and slide propeller shaft through the oil seal and onto
the transmission output shaft. Make certain trans-
mission rear seal is not damaged.
3. Align rear universal joint and pinion flange locat-
ing marks and secure with respective bolts and lock
plates. Torque bolts to 11
Bend lock plate tangs
to secure bolts or nuts.
4. Connect parking brake cable equalizer to brake
rod and adjust to specifications.
5. On the Opel 1900 and Manta connect parking
brake cable to floor panel.
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY OF THE
CENTRAL JOINT
Disassembly of Central Joint
1. Raise and support rear of car under axle tubes.
2. Release brake line bracket from rear of torque
tube.
3. Disconnect parking brake cable equalizer and re-
turn spring from brake rod.
4. On the Opel 1900 and Manta, unhook exhaust
system and let it down.
5. Mark universal joint and flange. Disconnect pro-
peller shaft from flange and support it out of the way.
6. Support torque tube with floor jack using mini-
mum pressure.
7. Remove the central joint bracket to underbody
attaching bolts.
8. Allow floor jack to lower the torque tube.
9. Disconnect torque tube from differential carrier by
removing the attaching bolts.
10. Install pinion flange holder J-8614 and remove
self-locking flange nut. See Figure
FLANGE HOLDER
Figure Removing Pinion Flange Nut
11. Pull pinion flange using J-8614 adapter. See Fig-
ure
12. Remove drive pinion extension shaft from torque
tube using a soft faced mallet. See Figure 4.
13. Removal ball bearing from cushion.
14. With torque tube placed in vise remove support