Propshaft for Pollensa on Ford Transit Mk5.

by exmoorcamper1 Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:59 pm

The propshaft has seen better days on our 1999 Mk5 Transit with a Pollensa body.

The shaft still runs smoothly, and doesn't vibrate. But I have taken it off to inspect it, and the sliding splines are completely seized. So I would like to replace it. has anyone else changed theirs, and if so where did you find it. Thanks.

Peter.

by Toffee Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:57 pm

No idea about a replacement, but there will be lots of businesses that offer repairs and rebalancing. I would imagine if the splines are seized that it’s been transmitting undesirable loads into either the pinion bearing on the diff or the gearbox output shaft. So good to get it sorted.

by BobK Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:41 am

Peter, if you've reach the stage of having already removed the shaft, surely with a bit of perseverance, the splines could be freed (heat etc) Distant memory as its a while since I did anything with propshafts. Lucky that the universals are intact, as the Fords, from memory, were straked rather than circlips (Hardy Spicers) up!

Propshaft for Pollensa on Ford Transit Mk5.

Propshaft for Pollensa on Ford Transit Mk5.

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