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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Traverse City
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71 front drive shaft ???
I am trying to finish up my 72 Blazer and I am missing the front drive shaft. Did the 71-72 blazer have a cv yoke style like the late 70's or should I be looking for something else? Pics would be great. Thank you
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
Various shafts are available, does it have any lift to it?
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
What kind of transfer case?
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
Mine has a NP205 and the drive shaft is CV style. It's also stock with no lift if that helps.
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
The 72 would have used a Spicer double cardan joint which uses a yoke on the transfer case output. Sometime in the mid/late '70s GM changed to a Saginaw double cardan which uses a flange on the t-case output.
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
The one I have came off a Dana 20 with a 3 speed manual.
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
If you need them, I can get you pics and measurements tomorrow.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
My blazer is not lifted and has a 205 transfer case, by the looks of it I need a driveshaft with (double joint) that connects with a u joint/yoke. Is this a difficult driveshaft to find? What year/models GM products should I look for it on in the junkyard??
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
Keep an eye on the parts board, they show up fairly often. Should be the same ds for truck/blazer sense the engine/trannies are mounted in the same place with regard to the front axle.
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
My truck has the Saginaw 3-speed/Dana 20 combo, and I bought it without a front shaft. I bought a used one from a truck with a 465/205 combo and it fit no problem, so that tells me that the 67-72s with either drivetrain should fit fine.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Re: 71 front drive shaft ???
I have a 72 Blazer. I removed the old cv yoke and had the drive shaft made longer and put in a normal u-joint. I do not have sespension lift and the angle worked out fine.
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