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Driveshaft alignment

Started by rvrftw, Aug 19 2014 02:23 AM

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#1
rvrftw

Posted 19 August 2014 - 02:23 AM

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So I was working underneath the car today and noticed that the driveshaft isn't straight. I am wondering if this is standard or if I didn't put the driveshaft in properly.

As you can see by my impressive photoshop skills (lol), there is quite a bend at the centre bearing.

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evo-gsr

Posted 19 August 2014 - 05:00 AM

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Looks fine to me Aidan....heres a pic of mine for reference...just happened to be lucky for you I had mine up in the air too!

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Benzo4gT

Posted 19 August 2014 - 07:20 AM

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Mine's the same too. The design might be related to how torque affects the driveline, the same concept of N/S engines being slightly angled in their engine bays,

or possibly the designers might have been on the saké that day, who knows :huh:

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jack be nimble

Posted 19 August 2014 - 08:27 AM

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The diff is in the middle of the car (well 20mm offset), the transfer case is offset further, thats just how they joined them up. If you tried to make the shaft straight, it would hit the tunnel.

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#5
dakiller

Posted 19 August 2014 - 11:13 AM

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I think I remember it having something to do with making sure the uni joints have some movement in them so they don't wear in one spot

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BMGTZ

Posted 19 August 2014 - 11:53 AM

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I think I remember it having something to do with making sure the uni joints have some movement in them so they don't wear in one spot

give this man a prize!!

that is the reason.....it is done to make sure a cap roller travels one and a half turns

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jack be nimble

Posted 20 August 2014 - 12:21 AM

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