1961-63 F85 driveshaft CV joint repair
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1961-63 F85 driveshaft CV joint repair
My driveshaft has a bad center CV joint. When the rear shaft is separated from the front shaft you can see the splined yoke has inadequate movement and flops around rather than being spring loaded and snapping over center.
Does anyone have a CV joint rebuild kit, know where I can get one, or even have the GM number for the kit?
Anybody have or know where I can get the rebuild kit for the center CV joint? Even if you have a GM part number it would be helpful.
I may need the splined front yoke portion of the rear driveshaft that slips into the front shaft if the ball on that part that forms part of the CV joint is worn beyond use on mine. Breaking it down this week.
Thanks for any help.
Does anyone have a CV joint rebuild kit, know where I can get one, or even have the GM number for the kit?
Anybody have or know where I can get the rebuild kit for the center CV joint? Even if you have a GM part number it would be helpful.
I may need the splined front yoke portion of the rear driveshaft that slips into the front shaft if the ball on that part that forms part of the CV joint is worn beyond use on mine. Breaking it down this week.
Thanks for any help.
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Since I have changed the trans in the car to a TH200 3spd auto with a sliding rear yoke, vs the Roto5's fixed rear yoke, I have decided to go with a new driveshaft with modern components including a modern center support bearing and carrier that doesn't simply float in the bracket. It's larger in size but I flipped the support bracket upside down and rotated it 180 degrees and everything fits great with superior and easily replaceable modern components-basically Bronco II.
I did talk to Craig at Driveshaft Specialists in TX 210-342-6622 and he is familiar with the original shaft and the CV joint problem. He said they machine out the existing ball making it replaceable and make both sides of the yoke compatible with the "big" GM 2 pc driveshaft CV rebuild kit which is still available and uses a larger replaceable ball and bushing, all of which comes in the rebuild kit. Not cheap to do but a good solution if you want to keep the original shaft.
I did talk to Craig at Driveshaft Specialists in TX 210-342-6622 and he is familiar with the original shaft and the CV joint problem. He said they machine out the existing ball making it replaceable and make both sides of the yoke compatible with the "big" GM 2 pc driveshaft CV rebuild kit which is still available and uses a larger replaceable ball and bushing, all of which comes in the rebuild kit. Not cheap to do but a good solution if you want to keep the original shaft.
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Since I have changed the trans in the car to a TH200 3spd auto with a sliding rear yoke, vs the Roto5's fixed rear yoke, I have decided to go with a new driveshaft with modern components including a modern center support bearing and carrier that doesn't simply float in the bracket. It's larger in size but I flipped the support bracket upside down and rotated it 180 degrees and everything fits great with superior and easily replaceable modern components-basically Bronco II.
I did talk to Craig at Driveshaft Specialists in TX 210-342-6622 and he is familiar with the original shaft and the CV joint problem. He said they machine out the existing ball making it replaceable and make both sides of the yoke compatible with the "big" GM 2 pc driveshaft CV rebuild kit which is still available and uses a larger replaceable ball and bushing, all of which comes in the rebuild kit. Not cheap to do but a good solution if you want to keep the original shaft.
I did talk to Craig at Driveshaft Specialists in TX 210-342-6622 and he is familiar with the original shaft and the CV joint problem. He said they machine out the existing ball making it replaceable and make both sides of the yoke compatible with the "big" GM 2 pc driveshaft CV rebuild kit which is still available and uses a larger replaceable ball and bushing, all of which comes in the rebuild kit. Not cheap to do but a good solution if you want to keep the original shaft.
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Since I have changed the trans in the car to a TH200 3spd auto with a sliding rear yoke, vs the Roto5's fixed rear yoke, I have decided to go with a new driveshaft with modern components including a modern center support bearing and carrier that doesn't simply float in the bracket. It's larger in size but I flipped the support bracket upside down and rotated it 180 degrees and everything fits great with superior and easily replaceable modern components-basically Bronco II.
I did talk to Craig at Driveshaft Specialists in TX 210-342-6622 and he is familiar with the original shaft and the CV joint problem. He said they machine out the existing ball making it replaceable and make both sides of the yoke compatible with the "big" GM 2 pc driveshaft CV rebuild kit which is still available and uses a larger replaceable ball and bushing, all of which comes in the rebuild kit. Not cheap to do but a good solution if you want to keep the original shaft.
I did talk to Craig at Driveshaft Specialists in TX 210-342-6622 and he is familiar with the original shaft and the CV joint problem. He said they machine out the existing ball making it replaceable and make both sides of the yoke compatible with the "big" GM 2 pc driveshaft CV rebuild kit which is still available and uses a larger replaceable ball and bushing, all of which comes in the rebuild kit. Not cheap to do but a good solution if you want to keep the original shaft.
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