Re: amc 20 dana 44 replacement
 

"Deniz" <dhasirci@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On 5 Nisan, 17:39, "Greg" <gregl...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like 10 5/8", or 27 cm from center of axle tube to front face of
> housing, yoke not included.
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> "Greg" <gregl...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I'll go out and measure my AMC 20 when it gets light out, will post in
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> > hour or so.
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> > "Deniz" <dhasi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> On 5 Nisan, 06:53, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III" <billhug...@cox.net>
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> >>> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
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> >>> "Deniz" <dhasi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >>>news:1175674679.158682.313630@d57g2000hsg.googl egroups.com...
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> >>> > Hi guys,
> >>> > I'm from Turkey and i have 79 cj5. Recently i have replaced my amc
20
> >>> > with a dana 44. But some vibrations occured both while accelerating
> >>> > and decelerating probably because of the rear driveshaft.It's a bit
> >>> > difficult to find parts for cjs in Turkey, i need to have some parts
> >>> > made customly. Do i need a longer driveshaft as it looks slightly
> >>> > longer now the it used to be or should i try to have a cv type drive
> >>> > shaft custom made as i'm thinking of buying a 2 inch lift kit in the
> >>> > near future? With a cv drive shaft do i need transfer case lowering
> >>> > kit for 2 inch lift?
> >>> > Thank you all in advance,
> >>> > Deniz
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> >> First of all thank you all guys,
> >> I'll first check the angles, but i was quite carefull installing the
> >> shaft. The d44 i bought was a second hand one and it was in a very
> >> good condition, unfortunately without a drive shaft. To be honest i
> >> hadn't measured the housings. But by the look of the mud marks and
> >> clean parts of the shaft i can tell that it's standing a wee bit
> >> longer. I'll try to find an old jeep on the road and stop it and get
> >> under to measure the shaft unfortunately there arent't many of those.
> >> The cv shaft option is gonna have to wait till i get the lift kit as i
> >> understand that i need to change the angles of the spring perches and
> >> i don't want to take the the axle off again, i wanna drive it for a
> >> while as i'd been working on it for quite some time, i missed the
> >> little beasty. I'll replace the u joints as well once i measure a D44
> >> drive shaft. The u joints are a couple of years old but i hadn't
> >> maintained them regularly.
> >> Thank you all again.
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> >> Deniz- Alýntýyý gizle -
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> - Alýntýyý göster -

Thanks Greg,
I'll go an measure mine before it gets dark at this side of
Greenwich:)

Deniz
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If you drive it much with that vibration it will damage things.

Earle