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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: fairfax CA
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Help how to measure new drive shaft
Just did a swap from a th350 to a sm465 need help on the correct way to measure a new drive shaft.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lewis County, WA
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Re: Help how to measure new drive shaft
Center of u-joint to center of u-joint.
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Location: Motor City
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Re: Help how to measure new drive shaft
If you are having a shaft made I'd recommend you contact the shop and ask them how they want you to do it.
I've showed up before with my own measurements and they made me go home and do it their way. (Shaft is still too short IMHO). K
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Overton, Tx
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Re: Help how to measure new drive shaft
www.markwilliams.com has some good info on driveshaft measuring and setting angles. print out the sheet, write down all the measurements, fax, email, or go to your local shop, and like Keith said, hope they dont send you home for another measurement.
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Re: Help how to measure new drive shaft
My shop has me bottom the yoke into the transmission then pull it back out 3/4 of an inch. Then measure from center to center from there. This is all done with the truck at ride height.
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: houston, texas
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Re: Help how to measure new drive shaft
my shop was exact same way
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: fairfax CA
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Re: Help how to measure new drive shaft
Sweet thanks for all the help got the drive share measured and dropping it off at the shop today.
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