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Old 07-22-2020, 12:46 AM   #672
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Re: Working Man's Burbon

I called Tom Woods 4x4 Custom Drivelines last Friday and ordered a drive shaft. It showed up Wednesday. $329 dollars as quoted.
It bolted in as expected, but I noticed that the yoke on the rear end has a damaged tab. I believe is likely one cause of the vibrations I was experiencing. Photo one is the undamaged tab and photo 2 is the damaged tab. I don't know how long the tab has been damaged. It doesn't look like it was recently damaged. To install the U-joint I put a C-clamp on the caps and pushed the U-joint to the good side. I torqued the clamp on the good side down then carefully guessed where the other side would be if the tab was undamaged. By adjusting the C-clamp it was easy to move the other cap into position. Then I tightened the bolts and secured the cap. I am fairly happy with how it came for now but obviously that yoke needs to be replaced.
Clearance wise the closest point is with the bags fully aired up and the shaft is about 5/16" from the bottom of the crossmember cutout. (Photo 3)
The last photos are of the driveline installed.

The driveshaft angles didn't come out so well this time. The front U-joint angle is 2 degrees and the back one is 0 degrees. So I need to get a pair of 2 degree shims to raise the pinion up.
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