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Trans swap - why take apart yoke?

Old 07-18-2004, 02:15 PM
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Default Trans swap - why take apart yoke?

Seems I remember reading some trans swap's to 5/6 speeds where guys refer to using a take apart yokes and wonder why can't you just remove the drive shaft from the diff end? Isn't it take apart yoke on that end?
Old 07-18-2004, 02:26 PM
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The rear is a take apart but there is no room to remove the driveshaft rearward. The Vettes have to come out different than most cars.
Old 07-18-2004, 02:29 PM
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I did a tremec swap about a month ago and the guy didn't have the take apart yoke. I just took the yoke and polished it with a slapper wheel in my die grinder so the universal would effortlessly tap in with a small rubber/brass hammer and assemblied it in the car without the least bit of problem.
In future I would forget about the take apart yoke.
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:lightbulbsmilieguy:

I get it now.

Old 07-18-2004, 09:58 PM
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Yup. Can you say "No frigging room"? I knew you could.

Tell ya though Chris. THere's SO much room under there, I had no problems whatsover putting the u-joint in under the car.
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I don't have a take-apart yoke on my 700r4. I was able to slide it in without one, but it would have been easier with one. It is a pretty tight area to work in and some cars might not have that little bit of extra room.

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