Spicer Driveshafts Service Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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Warnings and Cautions
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arnings and Cautions Slip Member
WARNING: Excessive radial looseness in the slip member
assembly can cause imbalance or vibration in the driveshaft.
Imbalance or vibration can cause components to wear, which
in turn can result in separation of the driveline from the vehi-
cle. A separated driveline can cause property damage, seri-
ous personal injury or death.
Yoke (Includes Slip Yoke, Yoke Shaft, and
Tube Yoke)
WARNING: A loose or damaged slip yoke seal allows contam-
inants to invade the slip member assembly. Invasion of con-
taminants into the slip member assembly can degrade the
grease, and damage slip member components, which can
result in driveline separation.
WARNING: DO NOT deform yoke cross holes by removing
excessive metal. Raised metal or deformed yoke cross holes
can be a cause of cross and bearing failure, which can result
in separation of driveline from the vehicle.
WARNING: Yoke shaft assemblies can weigh in excess of 50
pounds (23 kilograms). Be sure to use proper lifting tech-
niques when handling yoke shafts.
Tubing
WARNING: Bent or dented tubing can cause imbalance or
vibration in the driveshaft assembly. Imbalance or vibration
can cause component wear, which can result in separation of
the driveline from the vehicle.
CAUTION: Do not bend or dent the tube when handling or
servicing driveshaft.
Midship Nut
WARNING: DO NOT reuse the midship nut. Reuse of the
midship nut can cause driveline failure, which can result in
separation of the driveline from the vehicle.
WARNING: DO NOT touch or disturb the micro-encapsulated
adhesive found on the midship nut threads. Doing so may ini-
tiate the curing process and impair the installation of the nut.
Premature curing of the micro-encapsulated adhesive will
result in improper installation of the midship nut. Improper
instsallation of this nut can cause driveline failure, which can
result in separation of the driveline from the vehicle.
WARNING: Failure to torque the midship nut to required
specifications can cause driveline failure, which can result in
separation of the driveline from the vehicle.
WARNING: A loose midship nut can result in driveline failure,
which can result in separation of the driveline from the vehi-
cle.
Center Bearing
WARNING: Loose center bearing bracket bolts can result in
driveline failure, which can result in separation of the driveline
from the vehicle.
WARNING: Damaged center bearings or center bearing com-
ponents can cause imbalance or vibration in the driveshaft
assembly. Imbalance or vibration can cause component
wear, which can result in separation of the driveline from the
vehicle.
Foreign Material
WARNING: Build-up of foreign material, excessive paint, or
undercoating on a driveshaft can cause imabalnce or vibration
in the driveshft assembly. Imbalance or vibration can cause
component wear, which can result in separation of the drive-
line from the vehicle.
WARNING: A contaminated slip member can result in separa-
tion from the vehicle. A separated driveline can result in prop-
erty damage, serious personal injury or death.
Hardware
WARNING: Loose, missing, or damaged bearing retainers or
stamped straps, retaining bolts, nuts, end fitting tangs, snap
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