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09-07-2020, 03:42 PM | #1 |
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1950 Ford car slip yoke exposure
This car did not come with a driveshaft, I "found" one and installed it and now am wondering if it is too short. The pic shows I have about 1-3/4" of the yoke barrel out of the transmission tailpiece, should the yoke be deeper into the tailpiece? This pic was taken with the car weight on the axles. All new motor and trans mounts as well as new rear suspension bushings. All the other parts of the engine, trans, diff are original to the car. Thanks for your thoughts!
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09-07-2020, 04:44 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1950 Ford car slip yoke exposure
Generally a good practice is to push the yoke into the trans until it bottoms,then pull back out 3/4"-1" with suspension at ride height. 3/4" has worked well for me.
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09-07-2020, 08:23 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1950 Ford car slip yoke exposure
Thanks; so you are telling me you think the driveshaft is too short? This car is 100% assembled and driving when pic was taken. Appreciate your help.
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09-07-2020, 09:46 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1950 Ford car slip yoke exposure
Yes, a bit short. Doesn't mean it won't work...may wear the bushing in the tail housing sooner than it should and you'll notice a vibration when that happens. If you're not putting a lot of miles on the car it may run a long time. I generally drive mine a lot so I'd fix it.
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09-07-2020, 10:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1950 Ford car slip yoke exposure
The bushing is 1.5 inches long and sits .60 in from the end of the casting so armed with the length of your slip yoke you should be able to determine if it currently extends sufficiently.
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09-10-2020, 05:30 PM | #6 |
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Re: 1950 Ford car slip yoke exposure
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