driveline swap help
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driveline swap help
I have the CV style drive line, with cv joints on both sides. I want to swap to the Ujoint style drive line, but am concerned that the slip yoke wont attach to the transfer case. How do I go about the swap?
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If you go to a driveline shop and have them make one up for you, they will put a flange on the end that will bolt to the existing t-case flange. www.mountaindriveline.com carries a single cardan driveshaft specifically for this purpose. It seems like some of the aftermarket parts houses (www.autozone.com, www.partsamerica.com) have also started to carry driveshafts.
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thanks Mrshorty, looks like mountaindriveline.com has figured it out very well. I like their upgraded shaft with the boot. They hae a $189 per shaft sale right now so I will get one from them......thanks!!
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I have swapped out my old CV style driveshaft with your average U-joint style, cost me around $200. Although I'm now wondering if I should have...when my BII was recently having a fuel pump replaced I asked the mechanic to take a look at my rear differential. I suspected that some looseness between the driveshaft and differential had been causing a strong vibration. He informed me that the bearing and seal inside the differential were bad and the seal was rotating with the driveshaft. He also proposed that the cause was a result of the switch.
Can anyone validate or refute my mechanic's conclusion?
Can anyone validate or refute my mechanic's conclusion?
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I dont have much experience with B2s, but I dont think that the proper Ujoint system would/should affect the diff. Because of the slip yoke, there should not have been thrust/pull tension on the diff and parts. Check out the driveline on www.mountaindriveline.com and see if yours matches the build as theirs. I like theirs best because the slip yoke is protected by a boot. Looks stronger too....
Anyones analysis would greatly be appreciated also....
Anyones analysis would greatly be appreciated also....
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My driveshaft is nearly identical w/o the boot.
I wasn't warned about potential damage when I purchased my driveshaft. There appears to be nothing about it on Mountain Driveline's site either, perhaps my mechanic was mistaken.
I wouldnt be suprised if the damage was caused by something else, the BII was in bad shape when I bought it. After I get this problem and a couple others fixed over the holidays it should actually be respectable.
I wasn't warned about potential damage when I purchased my driveshaft. There appears to be nothing about it on Mountain Driveline's site either, perhaps my mechanic was mistaken.
I wouldnt be suprised if the damage was caused by something else, the BII was in bad shape when I bought it. After I get this problem and a couple others fixed over the holidays it should actually be respectable.
