Front Drive Shaft Slip Yoke - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

brad_man_72 · 09-29-2012, 07:42 PM

On trailing arm trucks the slip doesn't move much, so dirt and rust can make the slip hard to move outside its normal range of movement.
As long as where it slides freely it doesn't have any lateral play (torsional play is ok) you should be ok.
Are you chasing a vibration, changing ujoints, just inspecting?
Mark everything if you start taking it apart. The yokes are timed and the shaft is ballanced as an assembly from the factory. Any deviation and you will have a vibration that will tear carrier bearings up quick.
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09-29-2012, 07:42 PM	#4
brad_man_72 the boat guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: springfield mo Posts: 2,339	Re: Front Drive Shaft Slip Yoke On trailing arm trucks the slip doesn't move much, so dirt and rust can make the slip hard to move outside its normal range of movement. As long as where it slides freely it doesn't have any lateral play (torsional play is ok) you should be ok. Are you chasing a vibration, changing ujoints, just inspecting? Mark everything if you start taking it apart. The yokes are timed and the shaft is ballanced as an assembly from the factory. Any deviation and you will have a vibration that will tear carrier bearings up quick. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck 66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate. 28, model a rpu project,



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