slip yoke dont slip?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Clarksville Indiana
slip yoke dont slip?
I got a lot of help from you guys with my trans/clutch, I got most everything together and will update with some pics soon, thanks again for all the input. I was putting the new shifter on today and I noticed the yoke in the rear of the trans seems stuck or pressed on, So I wanted to check in here, that yoke is suppose to slide back and forth in the tail is it not? I pulled and pushed on it pretty good but I didnt try tapping it out or anything. any ideas?
Safety Car
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I got a lot of help from you guys with my trans/clutch, I got most everything together and will update with some pics soon, thanks again for all the input. I was putting the new shifter on today and I noticed the yoke in the rear of the trans seems stuck or pressed on, So I wanted to check in here, that yoke is suppose to slide back and forth in the tail is it not? I pulled and pushed on it pretty good but I didnt try tapping it out or anything. any ideas?
Rick B.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Clarksville Indiana
nothings in the car yet.. I'm trying to put a car back together that somebody else quit in the middle of. A lot of the parts the guy had got together to change from a auto to 4-speed are wrong and wont work. If the yoke is right and the drive shaft fits in ok it will be all good.
Le Mans Master
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Not quite as important in a Vette with the IRS center section (there is still some slight movement due to differential being rubber mounted) but, I alway coat my slip yoke splines with anti-seize when installing and put a little lube on the rear trans seal too. There is a slight possibility splines can be twisted or rusted and you yoke will be a PITA to remove. We used to run a NHRA modified production Camaro with a 287cu/in small block that had a 65lb flywheel behind it to launch, that would TWIST splines, spit out U-joijnts and tear through Dana 60 gears sets but, that "little motor" car ran National Record times with the right air/track conditions (in prehistoric times of the 1970's, now I'm dating myself!)
Last edited by Solid LT1; Feb 6, 2009 at 02:30 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Clarksville Indiana
I hope I dont have that problem. The reciepts that came with the car & parts said it was a remanufactured trans, and its not been installed yet so I hope its just stuck a bit. I have not made it out to the garage yet to take a wack at it with a BFH.. keep my fingers crossed..
