1100sport (Corsa)-Drive shaft worries II + some other maintainance questions...

[Bjorn Are Stolen]

Found an old thread from 2010 in the archives that was informative; http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=34750.0 But my problem is somewhat different, and I'd apreciate any advice.

I bought a Corsa last autumn, and now I've rounded 30.000km and it's time to greaze the drive-shaft. The PO informed me that one of the nipples are defect, or at least very hard to greaze. In the contract, he allso supplied me with a spare drive-shaft, that he bought used from the Netherlands and hadn't bothered mounting. I'm now beginning to look into the manual, and considering swapping the drive-shafts, but now I have discovered that the "spare shaft" haven't got any nipples???

Does that mean that it is a drive shaft from an old Daytona, or am I blind?
Should I swap the drive-shafts?
If NO, is there an alternative way to greaze the joint where the nipple doesn't work on the original shaft? Where excactly does the greaze go?  Is there a way to buy a new nipple?

And while I'm at it, the manual allso recomend that I readjust the valves and take out the bottom of the oil-pan, to clean the filter there, changing the gasket. Do I need to buy a new gasket, or could I just try with the old one, and see if it starts leaking? Do I need to do the valve-adjusting-thingie, when I think the engine runs fine with no ticking?

[Greenman]

Yes, it's one of the first driveshafts that didn't have any grease nipples.
The old one will still be good at 30K, I've found that it's easier to remove the rear wheel and drive box when greasing the driveshaft.
If the driveshaft is worn you will get hideous amounts of vibration in 5th gear (well I did).

Also, you have to align the trunions correctly when reassembling, or you will get hideous vibration in every gear and destroy both the gearbox and rear drive.

Being a Corsa, it will have the helical gearbox, and will be put together much better than the early sport.

Oil filter will be accessable via a port in the sump.

D

[pauldaytona]

I strongly advise to get the shaft out to grease it. When you have it in your hands, you can feel if it is moving fine without play. Mounted, you will never have that feel. When in your hands, it's easy to grease them with the right grease tool. If one nipple is bad, I can't see why you could not replace it. It should an be industial standard nipple. When greasing, when you see the grease coming out the dust seals it's enough :-)