Lotus Elan +2 Drive Shaft and Diff removal

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Prep for install of new CV joint drive shafts

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  • @mikemccarthy1398
    @mikemccarthy13988 ай бұрын

    yours came out a lot easier than on my elan sprint

  • @timcrow5162
    @timcrow51628 ай бұрын

    Definitely worth replacing all the bushes on the diff mounting and also on the lower wishbones too whilst it’s all apart. Diff seals/bearings can be ‘interesting’ to remove. You’ll probably need heat.

  • @ianj3663

    @ianj3663

    8 ай бұрын

    Yep, I'll probably refurbish the whole suspension while I'm at it. Thanks for the heads up on the diff seals.

  • @stephenlaw1202
    @stephenlaw12028 ай бұрын

    good effort, maybe change/restore the rest of the suspension whilst is all easy to get to?

  • @michaelcole7659
    @michaelcole76598 ай бұрын

    Hi Ian, I'm enjoying your videos and they have helped me with the restoration of my +2. I have taken the body off the chassis which makes some operations a little easier. May I ask the routing of the hand brake cable when it emerges close to the diff? How does it make the right-hand bend from the chassis to the brake tree?

  • @ianj3663

    @ianj3663

    8 ай бұрын

    Hi Michael, I'll have a look and get some pictures if I can.

  • @michaelcole7659

    @michaelcole7659

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks Ian. If you can tell me which side and where the hand brake cable and brake pipe enter and leave the chassis spine that would be great@@ianj3663

  • @TonyA-tm9ol
    @TonyA-tm9ol4 ай бұрын

    Great video: but could you explain how/ where you lifted and supported the car to get the drive shafts and diff out..thx..Tony

  • @ianj3663

    @ianj3663

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi Tony, The front of the car was up on axle stands and I placed a car ramp under the chassis at the rear at the end of the transmission tunnel, with a wooden block between the ramp and the chassis. This gave a 3 point support which is remarkably stable. I did this when the struts and wheels were still on the car using the jacking points and a succession of blocks of increasing height to get it high enough for the ramp to be pushed under the car. I will make a 'short' video so you can see how.

  • @TonyA-tm9ol

    @TonyA-tm9ol

    4 ай бұрын

    Thx..it would be great if you make the video..interesting to see how your chassis ramp method deals with the exhaust that runs along the middle of the chassis.

  • @robnorth-1372
    @robnorth-13726 ай бұрын

    Put those shafts on my +2, made no difference to the drive, its the strombergs that make it stutter. The idiot who put the new chassis in put the bolts the diff housing bolts the wrong way up, that took some sawing off ...

  • @ianj3663

    @ianj3663

    6 ай бұрын

    I can imagine that was a right pain ,,,the bolts in the wrong way up. Easier to install the diff though, but not remove

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