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Why is the 208 so bad???

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So is an extra slip yoke

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I actually carry a whole dang shaft with me. I am just going to swap it in and keep going. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
 
Good plan. one time in my 208 days, I slung the driveshaft off and it killed the slip yoke. A spare slip yoke is a good thing to have.
 
I too carry a whole rear driveshaft with new spline yoke so if anything happens I can be back on the road. It is also a good practice to carry a spare front driveshaft too if you wheel you truck on anything more then fireroads.

Harley
 
I don't think they fit in anything else. It would be nice if someones shop would make a new case out of sturdier material , with SYE , and we all could swap our 208/241 internals over. But I am dreaming /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
I had a custom 1350 4" thickwall shaft built so I'm not worried about spares...but if my big 1 ton shaft did fail for some reason the stocker is still in the garage ready to go. /forums/images/graemlins/whistling.gif Either that or i will blow my case into a bunch of pieces when I come flying out of a dune this summer. /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif
 
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slip yoke = the devil.

j

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Yes!! /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif
 
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slip yoke = the devil.

j

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Deep, thoughtful, and knowledgable tech advise there Jek... /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif






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slip yoke = the devil.

j

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Deep, thoughtful, and knowledgable tech advise there Jek... /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

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I doubt you can say that you wouldn't eliminate your slip yoke if you had the chance.
 
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slip yoke = the devil.

j

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Deep, thoughtful, and knowledgable tech advise there Jek... /forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif

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I doubt you can say that you wouldn't eliminate your slip yoke if you had the chance.

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I had the chance and didn't do it when I rebuilt my 241 5K ago. If I had the parts for free i would do it but otherwise no. I was commenting on his "slip yoke = devil" a little more info would be nice, thats all.
 
That pretty much sums it up in a nutshell.

Although I have never broken my rear shaft since I went to 1350 joints.
 
I've managed to blow up a couple The first one i blew the cluster in the front all to peices to much rpm i think. the second one i crackt the aluminum case and the third i havent even took it apart yet. just got another one /forums/images/graemlins/doah.gif going to swap out soon for a doubler gen2 /forums/images/graemlins/woot.gif

apperently when the slip yoke splines whare a little then they get sloppy and whip around and take things out when your suspention is at full droop this is what i hear but havent had it happen yet
 
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Also the d shaft is better balanced for high speed driving since it has less mass. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

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Is this true? The slip yoke itself probably has more mass than the fixed yoke. Putting the splines in the driveshaft may increase the driveshaft mass slightly, but the moment of inertia is probably decreased since the yoke and splines have a much smaller diameter than driveshaft tubing.

Also, when the slip yoke or annulus bushing have wear, the path of the driveshaft is not as true as the fixed-yoke setup. The more lift you have, the more this is a problem. My driveline is way smoother since I SYE my 208. I got rid of 2* of U-joint angle (T-case is 6" shorter) and removed the slop in the slip-yoke output.
 
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