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THEREDDEVIL

THEREDDEVIL

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Well Im sure many of u guys have grenaded the stock aluminum shaft. I knew I was on borrowed time for sure. We pulled in freeburg il last night and I got 4th in the open diesel class and figured what the heck, I will pull in the gas/diesel challenge. Had a good run going too, then my driveshaft stepped in front of a claymore! Lol they had me down for 1st place but we think they wrote it down wrong, I actually got 2nd, but hey I will take it.
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It was funny to hear the crowds reaction when it went. I haven't done much research for a steel shaft so if anyone has any suggestions let me know. My brother is a machinist and he said if he had the yokes he could make one but I don't know where to get steel yokes.
 
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jlawles2

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You could have a thicker aluminum one made. Triple the wall thickness of what is there and go for it. A good machinist can cut the ends down for the weld along with the new thicker section of tubing.
 
THEREDDEVIL

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jlawles2 said:
You could have a thicker aluminum one made. Triple the wall thickness of what is there and go for it. A good machinist can cut the ends down for the weld along with the new thicker section of tubing.
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Let me talk this over with my brother, he's a damn good welder and machinist. My only issue might b that the rear yoke on the shaft has a ding in it from contact on the pinion yoke. It might not b as bad as I think though.
 
Schwinn68

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THEREDDEVIL said:
Let me talk this over with my brother, he's a damn good welder and machinist. My only issue might b that the rear yoke on the shaft has a ding in it from contact on the pinion yoke. It might not b as bad as I think though.
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when my steel shaft decided to exit the truck after contacting the rear pinion yoke, it dinged one of the ears on the driveshaft. I thought it would still be ok to reuse and turns out that it wasnt. I was just enough to not let a u'joint back in there and I ended up just having a local big truck shop build me a whole new shaft.
 
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Schwinn68 said:
when my steel shaft decided to exit the truck after contacting the rear pinion yoke, it dinged one of the ears on the driveshaft. I thought it would still be ok to reuse and turns out that it wasnt. I was just enough to not let a u'joint back in there and I ended up just having a local big truck shop build me a whole new shaft.
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Shit mines halfway worn through :spit: it is next to go...helloo AAA.
 
THEREDDEVIL

THEREDDEVIL

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Schwinn68 said:
when my steel shaft decided to exit the truck after contacting the rear pinion yoke, it dinged one of the ears on the driveshaft. I thought it would still be ok to reuse and turns out that it wasnt. I was just enough to not let a u'joint back in there and I ended up just having a local big truck shop build me a whole new shaft.
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I think mine did the same thing. One of the ears is dinged. I think I'm just gonna have a steel one made. If I could figure out where to get the yokes my bro could build it. Not sure if he can balance it though.
 
blk smoke lb7

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I know Rockford drive shaft can make you a shaft maybe he can get the steel yokes?
Didnt the 01 and maybe 02s come with steel drive shafts maybe you can get 1 of those?I know john jmaz268 his is an 01 with a steel shaft
 
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THEREDDEVIL

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blk smoke lb7 said:
I know Rockford drive shaft can make you a shaft maybe he can get the steel yokes?
Didnt the 01 and maybe 02s come with steel drive shafts maybe you can get 1 of those?I know john jmaz268 his is an 01 with a steel shaft
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Ok cool I will call there too. I'm leaning towards having my brother make one, my only cost would b yokes and new u joints. I know some trucks came with steel shafts but I'm not sure what years, or cab configurations
 
Schwinn68

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now would be a good time to upgrade to 1480 joints too. Randy's ring and pinion is where I got my new rear pinion yoke from. very good price.
 
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