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Old 10-16-2012 | 10:29 PM
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Well after my Ring Gear let go & I wound up goin thru the rear end .....after 23,000 HARD miles with about 70 Track Passes leavin at 7 Grand.
Trans was Freshened 3 mo ago & next trip to track is when the rear end let go,well I noticed the Driveshaft was HARD to get back in & my Depth of Yoke Slip was only 1/8 inch instead of the 1" needed .
After a check with another Yoke & Travel was a full Inch .....Upon Closer check of my Yoke that was purchased New with the Denny's Nitrous Shaft 7 years ago & 23,000 miles ago I Find the Splines are Twisted Enuf to Limit Travel to only 1/8 inch .
The Moser Axles were also replaced due to Twisted Splines ....Man Sticks sure are HARD on Parts .
Old 10-17-2012 | 08:29 AM
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Time to purchase a billet yoke or step up to a larger mainshaft with a matching yoke.
Old 10-17-2012 | 08:30 AM
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You're lucky you caught it before it ended up destroying your transmission.
Old 10-17-2012 | 10:21 AM
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and heard it messing up the rearend jamming into it hard. $3-4K damage form the slip yoke!
Old 10-17-2012 | 07:21 PM
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I have a Mark W. C/M Yoke coming & VERY Thankful no carnage from this ....This year I have >>>> went thru Trans 3mo. ago !
New Axles, R/P , all bearings 2wks ago ...... granted all of the above had 23k HARD miles & about 70 track passes .
Old 10-18-2012 | 09:40 PM
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Can I just pull the Tail housing with Trans oin the Car to check if Yoke did any damage , can it knock the rear shaft bearing out ? Is this Possible ?
Old 10-19-2012 | 07:38 AM
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You can remove the tail housing of the transmission while remaining in the car but it's easier to do repairs on it outside of the vehicle if needed. I personally would start the vehicle with the drive shaft out and watch the output shaft spin. As long as it appears to run straight, chances are there is nothing damaged.
Old 10-19-2012 | 10:52 AM
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i was twisting splines like crazy on 26 and 30 spline spicer cast yokes, went to a strange c/m and have been fine ever since.



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