Does my drive shaft fitment look correct?
12-25-2009, 04:31 PM
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Trust me its not the look you need, you need to unbolt the shaft from the rear of the car,THEN see how much farther it will slide into the transmission, if it isnt the correct distance you can have from small to huge problems, check with BOB@EPP he will give you the correct info, i would not drive the car untill you verify its good , to much can happen!
12-25-2009, 07:03 PM
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Trust me its not the look you need, you need to unbolt the shaft from the rear of the car,THEN see how much farther it will slide into the transmission, if it isnt the correct distance you can have from small to huge problems, check with BOB@EPP he will give you the correct info, i would not drive the car untill you verify its good , to much can happen!
12-25-2009, 07:45 PM
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Not sure what size yoke it is. any idea on what i should do next? should i fit my stock drive shaft and see what that fits like? I know its best to upgrade the drive shaft but if i can go without for the moment i can. either way i want to get this moving.
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12-25-2009, 08:33 PM
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put jack stands under rear axle tubes
push the ds yoke all the way into the tranny until it bottoms out
mark the yoke with a marker where the seal rides
then bolt the ds to the rearend
mark the yoke where the seal rides
take another picture and post it.... lol
you want as much engagement on the tailshaft as you can get, but remember when you get on it the car squats and that causes the ds to push onto the tranny tailshaft farther.... normally seems to push on and off the tailshaft around 3/4" to 1 1/4" on most vehicles i have been around...
so you basically want to have 1 1/2" or more from bottoming out on the tranny tailshaft at normal ride height...
Pinion angle will also effect this....
this is how i do it.... im sure the experts have an easier/better way to measure for the correct DS.
push the ds yoke all the way into the tranny until it bottoms out
mark the yoke with a marker where the seal rides
then bolt the ds to the rearend
mark the yoke where the seal rides
take another picture and post it.... lol
you want as much engagement on the tailshaft as you can get, but remember when you get on it the car squats and that causes the ds to push onto the tranny tailshaft farther.... normally seems to push on and off the tailshaft around 3/4" to 1 1/4" on most vehicles i have been around...
so you basically want to have 1 1/2" or more from bottoming out on the tranny tailshaft at normal ride height...
Pinion angle will also effect this....
this is how i do it.... im sure the experts have an easier/better way to measure for the correct DS.
12-25-2009, 08:38 PM
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put jack stands under rear axle tubes
push the ds yoke all the way into the tranny until it bottoms out
mark the yoke with a marker where the seal rides
then bolt the ds to the rearend
mark the yoke where the seal rides
take another picture and post it.... lol
you want as much engagement on the tailshaft as you can get, but remember when you get on it the car squats and that causes the ds to push onto the tranny tailshaft farther.... normally seems to push on and off the tailshaft around 3/4" to 1 1/4" on most vehicles i have been around...
so you basically want to have 1 1/2" or more from bottoming out on the tranny tailshaft at normal ride height...
Pinion angle will also effect this....
this is how i do it.... im sure the experts have an easier/better way to measure for the correct DS.
push the ds yoke all the way into the tranny until it bottoms out
mark the yoke with a marker where the seal rides
then bolt the ds to the rearend
mark the yoke where the seal rides
take another picture and post it.... lol
you want as much engagement on the tailshaft as you can get, but remember when you get on it the car squats and that causes the ds to push onto the tranny tailshaft farther.... normally seems to push on and off the tailshaft around 3/4" to 1 1/4" on most vehicles i have been around...
so you basically want to have 1 1/2" or more from bottoming out on the tranny tailshaft at normal ride height...
Pinion angle will also effect this....
this is how i do it.... im sure the experts have an easier/better way to measure for the correct DS.
