Here's a quick picture I made:


first of all, what should the angle of the driveshaft be? My biggest question is when adjusting the carrier bearing, do I make the driveshaft have one even angle the entire way like in drawing #2 or can I make it like the first drawing?


-John

 

I'm about to install helper bags, so I'll be under the truck and I have a magnetic angle finder as well.

 

i put the first half of the driveshaft at the same angle of the output shaft on the transmission, then i put the pinion angle down 3-4*...measure the second half of the driveshaft and make sure that the difference between the pinion angle and the driveshaft angle is no more than 7*.

 

good info.

 

ok, so this can be done when the truck is jacked up in the rear only because you're doing angles in relation to the transmission not the level ground, correct? Mine is too low to get under even with my long arms...

I'll try this tomorrow and post back if I have any more questions, thanks!

-John

 

the measurement on the front half of the driveshaft is in relation to the transmission.

the measurement on the back half of the driveshaft and pinion angle is in relation to the ground.

you can put the truck on a lift to set the front half of the driveshaft. the pinion angle is set in relation to the ground, on a level surface with the full weight of the vehicle sitting on it. coming in from the back bumper is alot easier to get under there for good measurements in comparison to trying to get to it from the side.