Far enough?

[Beauford]

Does the torque tube just go about this far before installing collar?

 

[daveymc29]

Looks like it. Will the collar go on snug? If so you're home free.

 

[Beauford]

Yeah. Thanks Davey!!!

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Grease the bell well before the cover goes on, and hopefully the inner ball got greased as well.

 

[Terry NJ]

Probably too late for this, but check the gasket inside the two halves of the collar. I've seen a couple of weird "farmer fixes" (that didn't work) done in this area to stop leaking. In my coupe that I just did, someone put rope seals from an 8N tractor. How do I know? Simple, I had an old (NOS) pair of rope seals from my job and they were the same length, bout a 1/4" too short! No wonder it leaked there! Proper ones are felt and a 1/16" too long and have to compress a little when the two halves are tightened. My other coupe had a homemade "shroud" soldered around the two halves. It really wasn't clear what that was supposed to do. I estimate it took at least three hours to get that thing on there and for what? The felt seals are a heck of a lot cheaper (Under $3. from Brattans) Even a cheapskate like me can see that.
Terry

 

[Bulligen]

If you can, Line up the grease fitting of the clam shell with the hole in the bell.

 

[Beauford]

Terry, pretty much a complete rebuild so I have and installed the gasket set.

Bulligen....good idea on the grease fitting. I have about a pound of grease on u joint and wondered the purpose of the holes on the cup.