04-12-2017, 10:16 AM
When I was using the Pot & Trunnion shaft I found the rubber joint unsatisfactory.
It is difficult to fit as the pin has to be driven to one side to allow it to be fitted.
In use the gaiter kept coming off the pot and the worm drive hose clips weren't very satisfactory. In the end I used 'Ligarex' strapping which Citroen have used for years and still do on drive shafts. It's very effective, grips the gaiter evenly and has no large lumps to cause problems.
I gave up in the end and fitted the Hardy-Spicer shaft but have kept the original so it can be reinstated if a future owner wants strict originality.
It is difficult to fit as the pin has to be driven to one side to allow it to be fitted.
In use the gaiter kept coming off the pot and the worm drive hose clips weren't very satisfactory. In the end I used 'Ligarex' strapping which Citroen have used for years and still do on drive shafts. It's very effective, grips the gaiter evenly and has no large lumps to cause problems.
I gave up in the end and fitted the Hardy-Spicer shaft but have kept the original so it can be reinstated if a future owner wants strict originality.
Jim