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Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:41 am
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When assembling splined drive shafts should I use a nickel or copper anti seize? Or other? Grease?

What is the accepted practice?

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:00 am
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I presume you are talking about the sldiing spline drive shafts on the TTR 26R style conversion to replace the donuts.

Anti sieze is not a proper lubricant and should not be used on moving parts. It is intended to stop corrossion siezing non moving parts eg , nuts / bolts, fixed splines and hubs etc

A normal water resistant lithium soap EP grease is suitable for most sliding spline drive shafts. I do not know if TTR have any other recommendations for their units.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:10 am
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rdssdi wrote:
When assembling splined drive shafts should I use a nickel or copper anti seize? Or other? Grease?

What is the accepted practice?

Bob


TTR recommends the grease that's used in constant velocity joints so it's that which I pump into mine occasionally.
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:12 pm
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TTR told me to use Moly grease in them, as that is what they put in on assembly. You can't mix apparently..

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:18 pm
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Robbie693 wrote:
TTR told me to use Moly grease in them, as that is what they put in on assembly. You can't mix apparently..


Same difference:- "Moly" grease / "CV joint" grease
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:51 pm
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As usual knowledgeable answers. Thanks. The splines I require to grease are for a TVR and are the same as a TR-250 / TR-6. These do not have a zirk so whatever I apply at time of assembly will be all that the shaft will receive.

Unless there is a fitting I have missed.

The knowledge available on some other marque lists is suspect. I always return to the Lotus list for the right information.

Thank you all. Molly grease it is.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:17 am
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rdssdi wrote:
As usual knowledgeable answers. Thanks. The splines I require to grease are for a TVR and are the same as a TR-250 / TR-6. These do not have a zirk so whatever I apply at time of assembly will be all that the shaft will receive.

Unless there is a fitting I have missed.

The knowledge available on some other marque lists is suspect. I always return to the Lotus list for the right information.

Thank you all. Molly grease it is.

Bob



Aah you didn't mention TVR!
A bit of Blacksmith's sweat should do the job :lol:

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Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:31 am
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D.J.Pelly wrote:
Robbie693 wrote:
TTR told me to use Moly grease in them, as that is what they put in on assembly. You can't mix apparently..


Same difference:- "Moly" grease / "CV joint" grease
John


Ah, learn something new everyday!

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