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This is from the same book as the first post. I
know it's long but worth reading....
I don't know of any ludicrous speeding tickets so I can't participate in today's QOTD, but it did remind me of my favorite SR-71 story.
This is an expanded excerpt from*Brian Schul's book*Sled Driver ...
So you said you have CV at the transfer case. U joints at the axle then? Trying to get rid of their angles? Just trying to figure out your set up.
A CV on one end of the shaft supplying the angle means a u joint on the other end must be straight. Is this your goal?
Pctrans did this a few years ago. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?42292-What-happens-when-you-mix-an-M-818-with-ideas-peppered-with-too-much-testosterone/page2
Another, bragging at this point...
If you have one u joint and one CV joint in your shaft you will have drive line vibration. U joints are meant to be run in tandem. The following video explains it quite well. Note what happens to shaft speed when only one u joint is angled. Same would happen with a CV and u joint combo...
Well my weekend of prep, loading and vehicle prep has been interrupted by work. A 8 hour round trip to Miami plus maybe a hour servicing. The joys of being a road mechanic! Got an early start, 4:00 am. Hey Kenny I'm passing through!
Third trip down in a week!
This was my vibration. Front spindle bushing was gone. It was not there all the time but came and went. My good friend Steve6x6x6 put in new bushings and polished my axles.
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