Why do driveshafts need to lock into gearbox?
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I dont understand why.
If they fit and cant come out/Fall out. Why do they need to lock into the transmission ?
The seal is only a spit guard so i cant see it leaking ?
Just because im testing a gearbox swap and it seems to be going well. Im just waiting on new pair of drive shafts to fully test it.
If they fit and cant come out/Fall out. Why do they need to lock into the transmission ?
The seal is only a spit guard so i cant see it leaking ?
Just because im testing a gearbox swap and it seems to be going well. Im just waiting on new pair of drive shafts to fully test it.
because if they slide on the teeth of the drive shaft, then you hit a bump, it moves the shaft into a wrong angle causing binding which could cause em to snap
that's my theory anyways also it has to go into the differential if it slides out of the differential you ain't moving
that's my theory anyways also it has to go into the differential if it slides out of the differential you ain't moving
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When i try to pull out the driveshaft it will not come out. So is this safe to use ?
If it dont leak should it be ok ? as anyone used the accent driveshaft on the beta gearbox swap ?
If it dont leak should it be ok ? as anyone used the accent driveshaft on the beta gearbox swap ?
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If it's flush with the gearbox when everything's mounted up, it might not leak, but really, if it's designed to click into place, then that's what you want.



