Drive shaft should have a grease fitting near the boot on each end. They press in. Last new shaft I bought didn't have the fitting just the holes. If your is toast I have a shaft from the 1882 that I put a CH22 in. Where in SC are you?

Sam Mac,

I just looked at the driveshaft very closely. No grease fittings, and no outlet for the grease at the splines or the end of the shaft. Hmmmm.... So what super used CV joints, but had no grease fitting...

Sam

Mike lives about 15 min from my place. And you know you cant be posting pics of big yellow toys, youll get in trouble for not stayin on topic! :biggrin2:

Mike

I took one of them drive shafts apart when I was going to put the command in the 1872. I took it to work and ran it threw the parts washer then repacked it in grease. Sam has it now. Very rarly do they go bad, but they do need grease to live a long life.

Sam Mac,

Here's closeups of the driveshaft: no grease zerks here, or a c clip holding it into the rear joint: First picture is rear, second picture is front.

And more of the CV joint and parts on the steering shaft: The balls on the left are from the steering CV joint, the one on the right is from a driveshaft CV joint.

Teardown pictures, almost ready for the pressure washer. Still have to pull the dash and wiring harness.

And now a power steering question: the power steering valve has some play in the input shaft. It looks like there is a bearing or bushing there in the top of the stub shaft. In looking at the exploded diagrams, it seems that the stub shaft engages with a slot inside the actual valve, and that the shaft doesn't go through the valve. Can that bering be replaced without pulling the valve completely apart?

Mike

I have never seen a Cyclops without grease fittings on the drive shaft and all the ones I've worked on had a snap ring on the trans end. I'm pretty sure I have a complete shaft for an 1882 but I'll check and if I do I'll post some pics of it.

Mike

I have a few shaft's and CV joints but I do not have boots that are any good. The one that came out of my 1882 is about 24"s long. I have some that are longer so you'll have to check what you have. Took a couple pics for you. The pic of the joint is the shaft I got from Vince. It's a couple inches longer and I'm not sure what it fits.

Sam Mac,

I'll put a tape on mine when I get home. I wonder if this shaft I have is from a later model something after MTD cheapened it up...