Replace the front double cardan with a single cardan?
#34
fellipe, as you said it might never have vibrations, & if you grease it often it might even last a very long time & never fall apart, but does anyone know for sure that it will not damage transfer case bearing that it's connected to or wear it out sooner than,? I am not saying that it will, but there is a possibility because of the angle, & that might be the reason LR decided to use a more expensive driveshaft in this case,
#35
fellipe, as you said it might never have vibrations, & if you grease it often it might even last a very long time & never fall apart, but does anyone know for sure that it will not damage transfer case bearing that it's connected to or wear it out sooner than,? I am not saying that it will, but there is a possibility because of the angle, & that might be the reason LR decided to use a more expensive driveshaft in this case,
#36
Iideally you want the two ends of a double-ujoint drive shaft within 1°-2° of each other for maximum u-joint life and minimum vibration. This is actually the operating angle (under load) and not the angle of the drive shaft to the u-joints themselves (that has its own limit).
Since the rear pinion moves up under acceleration (unless you have anti-wrap control on the axle) ideally you set up the static pinion angle to be 1-2° below the transfer case output flange angle. This way, as the pinion twists up, it comes into a good alignment with the transfer case.
Stick an inclinometer on your setup and let us know what you have it set at.
Since the rear pinion moves up under acceleration (unless you have anti-wrap control on the axle) ideally you set up the static pinion angle to be 1-2° below the transfer case output flange angle. This way, as the pinion twists up, it comes into a good alignment with the transfer case.
Stick an inclinometer on your setup and let us know what you have it set at.
#37
This is probably overkill but here is a chapter from what appears may be an automotive tech textbook describing driveshafts and u-joints (including double-cardans) in mind numbing detail.
I tried to find a workable link for it instead of attaching the doc itself but had no luck. I'm 99% sure it was contributed in another thread a year or more ago by Tom Rowe (antichrist).
I tried to find a workable link for it instead of attaching the doc itself but had no luck. I'm 99% sure it was contributed in another thread a year or more ago by Tom Rowe (antichrist).
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