RE: Engine Pulling - guibo bolts direction

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

> <...Regarding the guibo bolts, you are not the first to 
> suggest that they should be arranged with the transmission 
> yolk bolts entering from the rear of the car and the 
> driveshaft yolk bolts entering from the front of the car.  
> This is a really old car with several PO's and lord knows how 
> many mechanics involved.  All of these bolts entered from the 
> front. To the digesti, can someone with a low mileage car 
> with unmolested guibo's take a look.  It only makes since for 
> the bolts to alternate direction.>

The bolts on the transmission yolk should point backwards.  IIRC, if you
point them forwards there will be interference.

The other three bolts should go in from the other direction.  I think
it's easier to disconnect the driveshaft from the giubo that way.

bs
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