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I really need to get someone else to bounce the car as it's very difficult to do that and try to home in on the noise at the same time.

In pursuit of further squeaking, I have found I am getting noise from the front suspension when bouncing the car, but haven't been able to identify where from so far. I include a short video clip and any thoughts are appreciated. VID_20220621_124919.mp4

Or use 9 year old granddaughter instead

The drive shafts just need to be stronger than the diff. It's a safety feature lol

You are welcome to "discuss" this with her if you want to 🙉

Yes, there are many things that concern me now that I wouldn't have given a second thought to when I was young. Most of it can be explained by having been mostly in a state of blissful ignorance and having complete and utter confidence in my own invulnerability. Oh, and beer 🙂

Before we leave this subject, I enlisted the help of Mrs Cliff to assist in bleeding the brakes and I was confused because despite me shouting out up and down several times and her shouting back a confirmation, there was no sign of any fluid appearing. Lifted the bonnet to check the fluid level and it hadn't moved. Asked her if the pedal was difficult to depress and she said it was very easy. Told her to try again but didn't open the bleed nipple and it still went to the floor easily. At this point I got up and went round to the passenger door, sighed and informed her that she had her foot on the clutch 🙄 It wasn't her fault though, it was because the stupid car had the pedals in the wrong place 🤨

Yes, when I said yoke I probably should have said flange. In hindsight, I should have ordered a driveshaft and a flange but wasn't to know until I started fitting it.

Might be worth trying to save the cost and effort of replacing a worn driveshaft but replacement yokes seem to be fairly inexpensive.

Probably for the best that I didn't think of doing that then lol

Yes, it does seem to go round bends well. Gives quite a few drivers of modern cars a shock when they decide to follow me at close distance 🤭

That would be a shame. Was hoping it had saved me another job 🙂

I have just noticed something really strange. Ever since I've had the car it has had rather a saggy rear end but since my test drive, it appears to now be riding at least an inch or two higher and there is far less negative camber at the rear wheels. Wondering if it was something I have caused in some way but it's equal on both sides and I haven't touched the other one yet. Could it be that the car has been up on axle stands for nearly a week with no weight on the spring? Like the opposite of "settling" 🤔

Hmm, possibly. Why didn't I think of that earlier lol

That is what I have done so time will tell.

Yes, I had to dismantle stuff I had already done and then do it properly several times. I used the slightly thicker circlips and a loctite equivalent on the caps. If it doesn't last I will know to get a new yoke.

Well, if the dismantling was surprisingly easy, the rebuild has been a pain, but mainly my fault. Several silly mistakes made, probably due to having too many other issues on my mind 🥺 But got there in the end and at least the UJ caps aren't moving now. Just completed a test drive with the hood up, so I could anything untoward. The original noise has gone, (although there might be a new one), nothing broke or fell off and the trunnion was just very slightly warm when I got back. I will test further tomorrow 👍

So if that is the case, I either order one and change it now or run the risk that I might need to change it in the future🤔 I'm thinking that as long as I can get rid of any lateral movement I will fit it and see what happens.

I was thinking that no matter how hard the UJ is worked, the force trying to turn the cap in its seating can't be greater than that needed to turn the spider in the bearing.

Hmm, from looking quickly this evening there does appear to be a slight gap between the cap and the circlip so I will try fitting the slightly larger ones tomorrow and see what effect that has. If that takes up any slack, but the cap can still turn, what are the possible consequences?

The old circlips are about 0.15mm thicker so I could try fitting one or two of those I suppose. Just to clarify, is it the pressure from the clips or the tightness of the cap in the hole that stops them spinning, because the opposite one isn't.

Just checking my UJ circlips are properly seated, prior to hopefully re-fitting the drive shaft tomorrow, and noticed one of the caps is spinning in the yoke. Are there any proven solutions, other than a new yoke?

Maybe tomorrow. Raining today ☔ Would have been ideal to finish off what I am doing in the garage though.

Well, postman been and remaining parts still not arrived 😒

Yes, that's a good idea 👍