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Darth_Vader Enthusiast

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You might need to cut it down. I replaced the McGaughy flip with the DJM so I'd have some slack because the McGaughy kit jammed the driveshaft all the way in to the transmission.

07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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You might need to cut it down. I replaced the McGaughy flip with the DJM so I'd have some slack because the McGaughy kit jammed the driveshaft all the way in to the transmission.

Really? I have plenty of room on mine.

 

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Really? I have plenty of room on mine.

 

RT

 

Yeah, using the DJM kit to shift the axle back a 1/4" gave me 1/4" of slack on the slip yolk. I still can't remove the driveshaft without prying or unbolting some stuff to get the slack needed to decouple it at the rear. Seemed like a recipe for worn seals and bearings with the McGaughy's kit installed. I couldn't even get the axle to match up to the pins on the leaf springs, McGaughy's solution? Use ratchet straps to pull the axle forward until it could all be bolted together. Seems suspect.

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HtxChapter

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You might need to cut it down. I replaced the McGaughy flip with the DJM so I'd have some slack because the McGaughy kit jammed the driveshaft all the way in to the transmission.

Where's you having any problems with the driveshaft being jammed up with the mcgaughys kit?

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Darth_Vader

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Take a pic of where the slip yoke goes in to the back of the transmission and I can tell you if you have any slack left, or I can snap a pic when I get home tonight and show you what I mean. McGaughy's will say that you probably won't have any serious problems if you don't have any slack, but you will eventually wear out your rear seal and pinion bearings at a higher rate due to the tension on the driveline.

 

As I said, mine was beyond not having slack and went into the realm of having to force my axle forward with ratchet straps in order to get it mounted back to the leaf springs. I know there are at least two or three other RC guys on here who have had the driveshaft cut down. If you have a reputable driveline shop around that is an option too, have them take an inch or so out of your driveshaft and rebalance it. I didn't have that option where I live so I did the DJM kit which is designed to move the axle back to create the slack taken away from lowering the truck. As my truck sits now, with all my angles dialed in on my driveline I have enough play in my driveline that I should no longer tag the driveshaft into the tranny when the suspension moves.

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HtxChapter

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Take a pic of where the slip yoke goes in to the back of the transmission and I can tell you if you have any slack left, or I can snap a pic when I get home tonight and show you what I mean. McGaughy's will say that you probably won't have any serious problems if you don't have any slack, but you will eventually wear out your rear seal and pinion bearings at a higher rate due to the tension on the driveline.

 

As I said, mine was beyond not having slack and went into the realm of having to force my axle forward with ratchet straps in order to get it mounted back to the leaf springs. I know there are at least two or three other RC guys on here who have had the driveshaft cut down. If you have a reputable driveline shop around that is an option too, have them take an inch or so out of your driveshaft and rebalance it. I didn't have that option where I live so I did the DJM kit which is designed to move the axle back to create the slack taken away from lowering the truck. As my truck sits now, with all my angles dialed in on my driveline I have enough play in my driveline that I should no longer tag the driveshaft into the tranny when the suspension moves.

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dla

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This is after moving the axle back, amazing how the lengths can vary so much.

 

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That's pretty much what mine looks like with the Belltech flip.

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