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So, the the early T10
transmission has a 16 spline output
shaft that uses a slip yoke with a
pressed-in u-joint. |
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Starting in
1963 Corvettes began using slip yokes
with bolted u-joints (it's a clearance
thing - you can't get the driveshaft out
without unbolting it at both the
transmission and the differential). |
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I rebuilt the transmission, but
I didn't want to spend $200 for a new
mainshaft with 27 splines. Instead, I
decided to fabricate a hybrid yoke
- 16 splines with a bolt u-joint. I had
both yokes, so all it would cost me is
time.
How was I going to make my hybrid yoke?
Cut both yokes and weld them together!
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Welding may not seem like a wise thing
to do, but drivetrain parts are welded
all the time - just not yokes. So, the
worst case scenario is that it would
fail and I'd have to resort to Plan B -
buy a new mainshaft! |
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The trick was to keep everything
aligned so that when I welded the yokes
together they would stay aligned.
I worked in shop where they made the a
prototype for the Viper's V10 by welding
together engine blocks, crankshafts, and
camshafts - and it worked! So that's
what I'm basing my experiment on! |
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I know, no pictures.
That's because it's still on the list! |
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