Fastdriving

Thanks for all the input. I did get the drive shaft apart over the weekend.  The ball bearings did fall out on the spring side of the shaft. I put it all back together and it worked for about an hour. I am not sure, but I feel that the spring, that that holds the star washer and ultimately the balls in place, doesn’t have enough pressure to hold the star washer in place.  Do I have the right assumption other than bad design?

Thanks for the reply. I pulled the voltage regulator and turned the switch to ‘ON’ and I didn’t get the voltage drop. I then pulled the whole fuse box and cleaned all the connections and used Di-Electric grease on all the connections. While doing this, I found the voltage wire going to the voltage regulator had come out of the housing. I directly connected it to the regulator and saw that it was extremely loose on the terminal. I slightly squeezed down on it before returning it to the fuse box and put the regulator back in its place. Much better. Turned the key and the gauges fired up. Very good sign. Attempted to turn over, but wouldn’t start, bit cold here in Colorado. Plugged the block heater in and checked the battery connections. Little loose on the positive terminal. Heated the block about 30 minutes, started right up.

I hate tracing electrical.

Case Closed

Before I head home, if there is air in the line, what is the procedure for bleeding the hydraulic fluid, I am assuming basically the same a brakes for a car.