Maintenance Manual

greater than 0.007 inch (0.18 mm), replace both
the sleeve-yoke and the splined shaft.
7. Visually examine the driveshaft tubes for dents,
bends, twists, or other damage. If any tube ap-
pears to be damaged, refer to Group 41 of the
New Cascadia
™
Workshop Manualfor repair and
replacement instructions.
8. Examine the driveshaft for evidence of missing
balance weights, and for buildup of foreign mate-
rial. Remove any foreign material. If there is any
evidence that balance weights are missing, re-
move the driveshaft and have it balanced.
9. For driveshafts with slip joints, check to be sure
the yoke plug is not loose or missing. See
Fig. 6.
Repair or replace the yoke plug as needed. If the
yoke plug is missing, the splined shaft may be
hitting the plug and knocking it out; contact your
Regional Service Office for assistance in deter-
mining the correct driveshaft length.
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1. Yoke
2. Input Flange
3. Bolt
4. Washer
5. Nut
Fig. 4, Meritor RPL35 Series U-Joint
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Attempt to move the sleeve-yoke and splined shaft back
and forth.
Fig. 5, Slip Joint Spline Wear Checking
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A. After grease appears, cover the pressure-relief hole
while continuing to lubricate.
1. Slip Joint Grease Fitting (with grease gun attached)
2. Yoke Plug
3. Grease
4. Half-Round Yoke
5. Yoke Plug Pressure-Relief Hole
6. Slip Joint Seal
7. Full-Round Yoke
8. U-Joint Grease Fitting
Fig. 6, Slip Joint and U-Joint Lubrication
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