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MSL · 06-14-2004, 04:06 PM

Ok heres the scoop i bought a 454 with a turbo 400 the problem i am having is driveline the turbo 400 has a bolt in spline and in order to use that i have to use a two pieace drive line but i have no where to mount a carrier bearing is there another option i need help badly and soon please

Thanks

plumbcut · 06-14-2004, 04:27 PM

a bolt in spline? What do you mean by that? Is there a tailshaft on the th400? Are you saying that there is a yoke on the end of your transmission (that a U-joint fits into)??

If thats the case, you will just have to have a one peice driveshaft made with a slip-yoke in it somewhere. Is the truck a long bed or a shortbed?

Even with it being a long bed, a one peice driveshaft (with the relatively long th400) should work fine.

pc

the baron · 06-14-2004, 07:12 PM

I had the same problem on the Burb I'm restoring now...

What I did : I used the front piece of a in two piece driveshaft coming from a C-10 LWB & let it lengthen & balanced by a specialist , so , I have now a one piece driveshaft , with the sliding yoke being connected to the rear axle , this is by the way what you can find on K5 Blazers ( and 4WD Burbs & trucks , I presume... )

I had no opportunity to test it , but I assume it will be strong enough to stand the torque of the engine

the Baron

plumbcut · 06-14-2004, 08:39 PM

the baron--- just wondering, how's the interior on your '60? What about the ride, how's it ride??? <grin>

pc

**swervin ervin** · 06-14-2004, 08:42 PM

1960 Girl Friend,frame still good,body has some dents

I never noticed this before. That's pretty good. I bet the girlfriend don't like it though.

06-14-2004, 04:06 PM	#1
MSL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So.Oregon Posts: 765	Need help badly Ok heres the scoop i bought a 454 with a turbo 400 the problem i am having is driveline the turbo 400 has a bolt in spline and in order to use that i have to use a two pieace drive line but i have no where to mount a carrier bearing is there another option i need help badly and soon please Thanks

06-14-2004, 07:12 PM	#3
the baron Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Liège , Belgium Posts: 263	I had the same problem on the Burb I'm restoring now... What I did : I used the front piece of a in two piece driveshaft coming from a C-10 LWB & let it lengthen & balanced by a specialist , so , I have now a one piece driveshaft , with the sliding yoke being connected to the rear axle , this is by the way what you can find on K5 Blazers ( and 4WD Burbs & trucks , I presume... ) I had no opportunity to test it , but I assume it will be strong enough to stand the torque of the engine the Baron __________________ 1982 Suburban 2WD , 260ci Olds engine,TH400 , will get a 1979 front clip , might be ready in ... 2016 1985 Chevy Van ( 305/350 ) , "Kellogg" equipped , my actual D.D. 1960 Girl Friend , frame still good , body has some dents

06-14-2004, 08:42 PM	#5
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	1960 Girl Friend,frame still good,body has some dents I never noticed this before. That's pretty good. I bet the girlfriend don't like it though. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

06-14-2004, 04:27 PM	#2
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	a bolt in spline? What do you mean by that? Is there a tailshaft on the th400? Are you saying that there is a yoke on the end of your transmission (that a U-joint fits into)?? If thats the case, you will just have to have a one peice driveshaft made with a slip-yoke in it somewhere. Is the truck a long bed or a shortbed? Even with it being a long bed, a one peice driveshaft (with the relatively long th400) should work fine. pc

06-14-2004, 08:39 PM	#4
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	the baron--- just wondering, how's the interior on your '60? What about the ride, how's it ride??? <grin> pc



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