Help! DSS driveshaft is too short.
01-20-2013, 09:43 PM
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Help! DSS driveshaft is too short.
I started my DSS driveshaft install around 1pm today. I bolted up the front of the driveshaft but I can't bolt up the rear because the driveshaft seems to be too short. I've installed the black adapter plate to the pinion but there's a big gap between the pinion and driveshaft as you can see in this picture...
No instructions were included. Is there a particular order that the driveshaft needs to be installed like rear first and then front or vice versa?
Anyone here have a DSS driveshaft that can shed some light on this issue?
Thanks!
No instructions were included. Is there a particular order that the driveshaft needs to be installed like rear first and then front or vice versa?
Anyone here have a DSS driveshaft that can shed some light on this issue?
Thanks!
Last edited by 2007CalSpec; 01-21-2013 at 02:43 AM.
01-21-2013, 01:04 AM
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I have an adjustable UCA, solid LCA's and adjustable panhard bar.
Last edited by 2007CalSpec; 01-21-2013 at 01:06 AM.
01-21-2013, 03:58 AM
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Pull it! It has to extend and contract a little bit.
Do you have the adapter on the pinion flange? It looks like you do, but it's hard to tell.
Do you have the adapter on the pinion flange? It looks like you do, but it's hard to tell.
Last edited by moosestang; 01-21-2013 at 04:00 AM.
01-21-2013, 10:45 AM
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Mine was the same. I put two bolts in through the front but only a couple of turns not tight. Then got the rear bolts in. Adjust your UCA to close the gap. When your able to get the bolts in there it will close the space. I had my UCA adjusted as close as possible towards the front of the car.
After you get it all tight then adjust your UCA so the distance between the DS and the cv is 3 5/8. Their sticker says between 3.25-3.75. I did that and had a vibration between 21-29 mph. Their tech said 3 5/8 is the ideal measurement. Also measure from the middle of the shaft. Not the top or bottom.
After you get it all tight then adjust your UCA so the distance between the DS and the cv is 3 5/8. Their sticker says between 3.25-3.75. I did that and had a vibration between 21-29 mph. Their tech said 3 5/8 is the ideal measurement. Also measure from the middle of the shaft. Not the top or bottom.
01-21-2013, 10:46 AM
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I'll try it and see how it goes. Thanks guys!
01-21-2013, 10:48 AM
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Mine was the same. I put two bolts in through the front but only a couple of turns not tight. Then got the rear bolts in. Adjust your UCA to close the gap. When your able to get the bolts in there it will close the space. I had my UCA adjusted as close as possible towards the front of the car.
After you get it all tight then adjust your UCA so the distance between the DS and the cv is 3 5/8. Their sticker says between 3.25-3.75. I did that and had a vibration between 21-29 mph. Their tech said 3 5/8 is the ideal measurement. Also measure from the middle of the shaft. Not the top or bottom.
After you get it all tight then adjust your UCA so the distance between the DS and the cv is 3 5/8. Their sticker says between 3.25-3.75. I did that and had a vibration between 21-29 mph. Their tech said 3 5/8 is the ideal measurement. Also measure from the middle of the shaft. Not the top or bottom.