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slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:55 pm
by shockseals.com
What is the difference between the 80-83 slip shaft on the passenger side stub and the 84-96 slip shaft?
Splines are the same, U-joints I think are the same. The 3 bolt stub vs C clip is the difference on the stub axle but I cant figure out what the difference is on the slip? Is it a different length? Are they interchangeable?
slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:33 am
by Tchajagos
The earlier ones have a metal/rubber grease seal with a zerk fitting vs the later ones with just a rubber boot. Should be inter-changeable with the passenger inner axles. Are you running into an issue?
slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:34 am
by Tchajagos
And I don’t believe 83 had the bolt in axle on the diff.
slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:50 am
by Tchajagos
Just happened to have one on the bench that I just rebuilt.
Re: slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:16 am
by shockseals.com
I dug up the answer.
5.06" ON 84-96 SLIP
5.5" ON 80-83 SLIP
Re: slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:18 am
by shockseals.com
The issue is the slip is loose and I dont recall if I used the 80-83 slip or my 96 slip so I was trying to measure and see...now I know the difference! I probably have the 96 slip and engagement is lacking.
Re: slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:01 am
by shockseals.com
slip shaft swapped and tight as can be now, no more slop...so if you swap to a 3 bolt flange stub, swap the slip shaft too.
Had to reclearance it too...
slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:35 pm
by Tchajagos
So, the inner splines are longer on the 80-82 bolt in axle?
Re: slip shaft difference 80-83 84-96
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:16 am
by shockseals.com
Slip shaft is longer and by the lack of slop, I will assume inner spline engagement is better(longer) since thats all I changed.
