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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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Drive Shaft

Dumb question,

I had to fit a c6 in place of a c4 so i had to improvise and enlarge my chasis, so the shaft between the tranny and the axle aint completely straight but almost, is there really the need for it to be completely straight?
 
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The crank and the pinion have to be parallel. The drive shaft can be at an angle, as long as the u-joints are not overstressed and bent too far.
Read up here:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...line-101.shtml
 
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thanx, yeah they are parallel, but the shaft has a very small but slight inclination, i will read it thanx..
 
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So after reading, what happens if i decide to transform myy single cardan drive shaft into double by adding an extra ujoint in the middle to release the stress?
 
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