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DOUG NASH
4 SPEED
or
5 Speed.... 4+1

TREMEC
?

Re: Well, the Chevelle is D.O.A.....
 

Nope and nope.

Re: Well, the Chevelle is D.O.A.....
 

Mopar A-833?


Jason

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TreMec

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I still don't understand this one. There must be thousands of Chevelles out there that have turned 4000 rpm in high gear (1:1) many times on stock driveshafts. Munice + 12-bolt = stock length shaft, right? The factory offered 4:10s which would put the driveshaft at that speed barely above legal posted speed limits. I wonder what was going on in your car that made it spit out the shaft?

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Not a Mopar and not a Tremec.

I'll post up the details once it's here.

John, at this point all I can conclude is that the shaft was junk from the beginning. That still doesn't explain why the 2nd shaft also had a vibration (out of balance or warped also??), but at this point it's water under the bridge. All I can do is pick up the pieces (literally) and move forward.

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You're killing me!

http://www.richmondgear.com/index.ph...t-5-speed-w-od

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oooops

you already crossed out the Richmond

kan't reed weell

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That was actually my first choice, but as per a call directly to Richmond yesterday, that box won't be available until July at the earliest.

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The part that confuses me...it came apart under no real load. At what RPM would this have failed on the ground with traction /weight and increase friction-resistance in the driveline ? It could have been much worse. How much depth was in the yoke engagement, how did it slip under rotation? Could there have been a bind adding stress to the shaft during torque / suspension cycling? Any clues on what's left of the Muncie or the shaft (tubing, wall thickness, cracks) itself?

I enjoy doing Destructive & NDT testing on Welded-Fabricated components here at work....I find all failures interesting as they each tell a story. I'm looking forward to seeing this back together !


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