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Mabel Carnage
calvynandhobbs:
Kirk, that's great that you got everything put back together. My SYE was shipped today and I'm planning on using the front driveshaft out of that XJ I'm picking up to be my rear one to use with the SYE. I figure a good, long weekend of wrenching and we can get the axle switched out, the SYE installed and the front driveshaft in place in the rear.
Seabee_BUC:
Kirk,
So what you're saying is you now have a driveshaft that doesn't slip as the suspension cycles? Won't that add stress if it needs to lengthen or shorten? Even if it's only a 1/4" that could be bad I would think...I've been wrong before though... ???
kirksjeep:
--- Quote from: Seabee_BUC on April 28, 2009, 04:07:16 PM ---Kirk,
So what you're saying is you now have a driveshaft that doesn't slip as the suspension cycles? Won't that add stress if it needs to lengthen or shorten? Even if it's only a 1/4" that could be bad I would think...I've been wrong before though... ???
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The new piece for the drive shaft works just like the old one, just stronger. Here is a link to the part. You will see it is cheaper then the one I bought, but the have 0 in stock.
http://www.drive-lines.com/parts1.php?pn=N2-3-8041KX
The upper part of the shaft is the original shaft parts, so the CV joint and male splines are from the same shaft that you saw be bust on Sunday. I still have the 3-4 inches of slip that I had.
PaulW:
--- Quote from: kirksjeep on April 29, 2009, 02:06:48 AM ---
--- Quote from: Seabee_BUC on April 28, 2009, 04:07:16 PM ---Kirk,
So what you're saying is you now have a driveshaft that doesn't slip as the suspension cycles? Won't that add stress if it needs to lengthen or shorten? Even if it's only a 1/4" that could be bad I would think...I've been wrong before though... ???
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The new piece for the drive shaft works just like the old one, just stronger. Here is a link to the part. You will see it is cheaper then the one I bought, but the have 0 in stock.
http://www.drive-lines.com/parts1.php?pn=N2-3-8041KX
The upper part of the shaft is the original shaft parts, so the CV joint and male splines are from the same shaft that you saw be bust on Sunday. I still have the 3-4 inches of slip that I had.
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rusty's sells those in a "long" travel version.
Seabee_BUC:
So come to find out, Kirk wasn't the only one to receive a little damage on this trip. I just started getting a good squeak from the rear on my FJ and come to find out, I bent the rear passenger control arm bracket (front mount). It folded inward just enough to make contact with the control arm as it pivots on the mounting bolt. So I am going to have to take the control arm out of the mount and coax it back straight so it quits squeaking.
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