Aluminum?, and my 3 buddies with LLY's have steel driveshafts?
Just wandering, doesnt really matter to me
Just wandering, doesnt really matter to me
Hmmm I never knew that the alli had no slip, I like learning things. I wanna polish my drive shaft
When a single driveshaft goes past a certain length, they need to switch to aluminum, which is more expensive.
And if it goes even longer, it has to go 2 piece. This is CCLB.
All two piece driveshafts are made of short pieces and can be made of steel, so all are. 2WD's have to be two-piece because there is no slip-yoke in the trans.
So it has to do with the length of the longest segment:
- Short truck - 1pc steel.
- Medium truck - 1pc alum.
- Long truck - 2pc steel.
The 2wd thing had me puzzled until recently. I didn't realize the Allison doesn't use a slip yoke like other transmissions. In the 4x4, the transfer case has the slip yoke.
maybe off topic :hug: but,
I was reading Merchants recommended maintance list and he has lube driveshaft splines. I was looking at the truck today and I didnt see what to lube Do I need to do that with a 2wd truck?
and is this what I'm looking for?
http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/pics/S/slip_yoke.jpg
No the splines are the slip yoke. According to pat 2wd allys dont have a slip yoke so there shouldnt be any splines to lube.
maybe off topic :hug: but,
I was reading Merchants recommended maintance list and he has lube driveshaft splines. I was looking at the truck today and I didnt see what to lube Do I need to do that with a 2wd truck?
and is this what I'm looking for?
http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/pics/S/slip_yoke.jpg
All driveshafts have a slip somewhere. The 2wd driveshafts probably have the slip at the carrier bearing.No the splines are the slip yoke. According to pat 2wd allys dont have a slip yoke so there shouldnt be any splines to lube.