DirtyComanche Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 My rear driveshaft slipped out (Odd) and kidna messed it's splines. Thus I couldn't get it back in. I turned around and 2wheeled it out. Other than my front axle went boom. It was a good night. I'll get her tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 :eek: ...and I thought I had a bad night wrestling with the cylinder head on my car.... Did you fubar the splines on the TC output or on the slipyoke? If it's the yoke, I have a YJ yoke (somewhere in my mess o' parts) I can send ya (?) Or, maybe think about an SYE..... Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 I have an SYE. The shaft pulled apart. Seems I have hell of a lot more travel in the rear than I thought... I'm gonna have to think about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty Hunter Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 So the driveshaft pulled in half? I've got stock 231 parts if you or anybody needs some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 This is why it is important to flex you rig using mechanical means and not just static flexing. My rear shafts shortens 3/4 of an inch at full drop and lengthens almost an inch at full stuff. Personally if it was my rig I would make a square shaft and call it good, but you drive yours on the road, so I don't know what to tell you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 I'm going to try using pinon flange shims (if you can call them that) to compress the D/S 1/2" more than it was before. Hopefully it won't bottom out. Oh, I got the thing out. Gonna start teardown tonight and see what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 My Yota's shaft has 12" of compression 24" of extension :clapping: Square shafts all the way! (till 35 mph) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 it only takes a moment to change shafts right? why not square shaft for the hardcore offroading days, and keep the other for road driving. and, 24 INCHES OF TRAVEL!!!! whatd you shackle reverse it? holy CRAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 it only takes a moment to change shafts right? why not square shaft for the hardcore offroading days, and keep the other for road driving. and, 24 INCHES OF TRAVEL!!!! whatd you shackle reverse it? holy CRAP. I keep changing my wheelbase, cause I'm a tard. Swapping back and forth, IMO, wouldn't be a bad move for you if you need the extra travel. Mine takes about 2-3 minutes to get in, so I guess 5 minutes to swap em, and I work slow. Off Topic: When are you gonna update your avitar?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 Those 12 pointers that I got from the stealership had red-locktite preapplied. 10 minutes? @#$%, try half a day. (Oh, and if you're asking about my avitar... it ain't gonna change!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 well once you broke them loose it would be a 10 minute job right? ' (i like his avatar, but i had to go back and find the pics of his real rig to see which one he was talkin bout in this thread. :razz: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 that happened to me in my cherokee...i hit a speedbump too fast i guess and pop...it came out but took like 3 minutes to put back in haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Yup.. you have to love ford's pre apply loc-tite to the flange bolts. I have a pretty flexy rig, and I know a lot of ppl running shackle reversal CJ's and a couple running 1/4 ellipticals, and the most I have heard of for a slip spline is 10" of useable spline. I am gong to have to see pics of a driveshaft with 24" of travel. I bet it vibes like hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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