michael collins > 1983 Ford Bronco > open folder Rear Drive shaft

this was the stock shaft at normal ride height. the stock shaft would have been ok but i i broke a p...
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another view of the stock shaft.
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after the shackle flip and 4" drop mounts i wanted to put a stronger shaft in place (plus the old on...
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here is a closer view.
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here is another view of the stock shaft.
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Here is the old drive shaft.
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I call to Jessie at High Angle Drivelines got my order in for the new shaft. this was a 2 day turn a...
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Here are the stock (the smaller bolts) and the new bolts for the new shaft. it will ba alot stronger...
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Here is the new and old drive shaft. you can see the difference.
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you can see the size difference in the U-joints.
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here is anothe view of both shafts.
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one other difference was the mounting system the old shaft used a yoke style mount and the new used ...
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here is a look inside the old cv joint.
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Here is another view in the old cv joint.
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Here is a look inside the new shaft cv joint. mush stronger.
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Here is a second look inside the new cv joint.
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you can see the new shaft flexes alot more than the old stock and it is much larger.
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the mounting was different and the new flange was part of the shaft package. now i need to replace t...
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while i was here i decided to replace the seal on the transfere case. the old seal is off now.
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they changed the design of the seal. it went in without issue.
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now the seal in installed on the transfere case.
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here is the shaft side of the flang.
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here is the transfere case side of the flang
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here is the flang in its new home.
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here is a different view and it is all tourqued down.
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here is the front shaft installed.
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For the othe end of the shaft i wanted new bolts so to NAPA i went.
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her it is bolted in place ready for a drive.
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Here is the new High Angle shaft all installed.
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here it is at ride level.
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here it is all installed and ready for a drive.
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