Ferocity02

iTrader: (59)

For a 2WD truck with a 2-piece drive shaft, how much axial clearance should there be in the slip yoke? By axial clearance I mean the gap between the slip yoke barrel and whatever the barrel bottoms out on on the trans output shaft.

The slip yoke I bought is too long and I will have to cut it down when I install the 4l80E, so I will have the opportunity to set the appropriate clearance by cutting it a little shorter.

I'm guessing since the first drive shaft is fixed to the frame that not much axial clearance is required... 1/4" maybe? Less, more?

Thanks!

axisT6

iTrader: (3)

Quarter inch would be fine. That first shaft will still move as the carrier bearing rides on a rubber donut, but it wont move much.