Some good info on driveline angles

Great info Thanks

 

pretty handy. i'm a little ways off from having to sort this but it happens to have been on my mind lately.

 

I completely understand the transmission angle and the rear end angle. For argument sake let’s say the trans is angled down 2° and the rear end is angled up 2°. Once you have the driveshaft installed, the driveshaft should be virtually horizontal. The trans angle cancels out the rear end angle. But, what happens if the engine/ trans is still at the 2 ° angle but is higher or lower than the rear end? The driveshaft will no longer be horizontal. Does that make a difference in how the whole assembly operates? I’m not referring to my bucket. It’s been together for 40+ years. I don’t know just what any of those angles are but I do know the bucket runs just fine. I do know that when I shortened the driveshaft I got the u joint yokes 90° out of phase. That made for some interesting vibrations until I corrected it!

 

Hmmm, Isn't it really the same thing but bass ackwards? I never thought about it, but when you hold up to pencils to create each scenario, it makes no difference. Dunno for sure.

 

Look under (search) hot rod bucket for my post on dla