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Subject:Re: Knocking sound
From:David McNeely
Date:Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:53:35 -0700

If something is worn out, it seems that the best thing to do is to replace
it.

On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:06 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>         Actually the Rotation does Reverse if a HalfShaft is Flipped But
> If ReInstalled
>
> on the Same Side of Trany the Face of the BallGroove the Receives or
> Transmits the
>
> Force Remains the Same ~ Have to think about the Inboard End Being Driven
> & the
>
> Outboard End Being the Driver ~ When Flipped & the Rotation Reverses the
> Face of
>
> the BallGroove the Receives or Transmits the Force Remains the Same
> Because the
>
> 1 that was the Driven becomes the Driver & ViseVersa ~
>
>                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 25 Jun , 2018, at 12:45 PM, David Beierl wrote:
>
> >>
> >> Can they be flipped end for end to put the driving force in the reverse
> >> direct though?
> >>
> >
> > That doesn't work.  You can prove it to yourself by drawing arrows
> > representing force on opposite ends of a pencil.
> >
> > Yrs,
> > d
>