OK>>OK I know the answer, Just wanted to throw it out
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OK>>OK I know the answer, Just wanted to throw it out
Is it a bad thing to cut a transmission yolk ???/ I know, i'm just being cheap, All i need is an inch more. I know it's hardened and would be a bitch, I was just wondering if anyone has done it??????? Let me know !! Its just a bunch of money to have the driveshaft shortened !!!!!
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What good will cutting it do? The output shaft will still bottom out inside the yolk.
I have shortened several driveshafts myself for street applications and never had them balanced. I know that isn't the right way to do things but I have done it without any issues.
There is a good chance you have already broken your trans case if you drove that car with the shaft bottomed out.
I have shortened several driveshafts myself for street applications and never had them balanced. I know that isn't the right way to do things but I have done it without any issues.
There is a good chance you have already broken your trans case if you drove that car with the shaft bottomed out.
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I cut a long shaft th400 yoke to fit a short shaft years ago. Ran it for almost 20 years. Stock ones dont' like anything under 11 seconds. They are not as hard as you think. A port-a-band with a good blade will slice right thru it.
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im with tod74 on this one. iv cut a bunch of driveshafts on street cars with no issues what so ever.i have been over 141 miles hr. with a shaft i cut and welded in my vise and no shakin goin on.
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Originally Posted by MEMRACING62
X2 TOD, WHEN YOKE BOTTOMS OUT , BY,BY TRANS AND POSSIBLE THRUST BEARING ON CRANK!!
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Originally Posted by dparker
Jake is it close to bottoming out in the trans or on the outside at the seal?
He then started this thread, so I assumed he was going to try and cut the yolk off to avoid hurting the trans,instead of getting a different shaft. He told me via PM that he now had a shorter shaft that was the correct length but it came with a long yolk....so he wanted to cut the yolk off instead of changing them I guess.