Re: [Chrysler300] replacing trunion with u-joint

["Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxx>]

I would be interested to see how this conversion would be accomplished. The
cast iron TF output shaft is not designed for a slip yolk. The emergency
brake drum bolts to it, and there is not enough spline length to do it. On
some models it also controls transmission end play, as it sandwiches the
output shaft bearing between the drum and a shoulder on the output shaft.
The drum has to remain, so that only leaves a custom slip yoke housing
bolted to the brake drum. I've never seen such an animal. I would like to
see a picture of such a thing if it exists.
300ly,
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: John Hertog <crossram@xxxx>
To: Richard Osborne <richard@xxxx>; <finsrus@xxxx>;
<chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 12:18 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] replacing trunion with u-joint


> Hi Richard, and all
>
> Everytime I talk to Frank, at "The Driveshaft Shop" in Bohemia, LI ( 1 800
> 564-2244)
> he also suggests replacing the trunion with a regular u-joint and
slip-yoke
> .
>
> "The Driveshaft Shop" is a large, well-established rebuilder of
driveshafts
> and CV-joints. They also do specialized driveshaft work, for racing,
custom
> fabrications, etc. ; when I keep blowing driveshafts in my '62 300, they
> invited me to bring it in, put it up on a lift, took measurements, and
> repaired (once again) my driveshaft without ever charging me a dime for
> their services. This is the car that I used to drag race.
>
> My feeling about this is that the front joint system ( trunion) installed
in
> the cars was more than suitable for years and years of good service ; so
far
> I have resisted making such a change, especially on cars like my gold 300G
> that I prefer to keep as original as possible.
>
> As the parts to rebuild the trunions become harder and harder to find, we
> might just have to consider making such a change. Of course, we could keep
> our original driveshafts and bolt in a replacement slip-yoke style...
>
> John
>
>
>
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