one piece drive shaft (1 Viewer)

[bcsteel]

so my carrier bearing is going going gone and I'm thinking that instead of f***ing around with a new one and u joints i would jsut get a one piece from a 85 long box and slap that in, any of you done this? will it measure up and fit?

 

[Chop Shop]

Dont know if a OEM shaft out of another toy will fit perfect.

Magic length driveline usually dont exist in nature.

But a one piece shaft is a great upgrade. The carrier bearing ina toy is junk and expensive and will continue to fail.

 

[arndog123]

I replaced the 2 piece shaft on my '85 XtraCab w/ an OEM one piece shaft when the carrier bearing needed replacement. However, I can't recall what vehicle the 1 piece came out of.

 

[KLF]

Need to know what year/WB your truck is.

 

[bcsteel]

oh sorry 89 extra cab 22re

 

[pappy]

I replaced the 2 piece shaft on my '85 XtraCab w/ an OEM one piece shaft when the carrier bearing needed replacement. However, I can't recall what vehicle the 1 piece came out of.

I did too. As I recall I used the existing rear shaft and had it lengthened. Other than that, any driveshaft from your vintage truck will fit if stretched.

 

[KLF]

oh sorry 89 extra cab 22re

Oh. That will be a very long driveshaft, if one piece. It will be difficult to keep it balanced, and keep the U-joints from wearing out. I would also worry about wearing out the seals and bearings at the back of the t-case, and the rear pinion. I'm sure it's been done, but...

Toyota put 2-piece driveshafts on the '84 & '85 LWB trucks (xcab and longbed), I think they changed to one-piece in '86 (my '87 has a one-piece).

But the next generation trucks have a longer wheelbase, I think about 9" longer.

 

[Combat Chuck]

Why not just have a driveline shop build you one?

It'll be about the price of buying a used one, and replacing the u-joints and yolks on it, but it will arrive balanced and ready to roll.
After blowing my original T-case to Kingdom Come, I never install any driveshaft that hasn't been thoroughly inspected, and I'm wary of anything used in that department.

 

[Chop Shop]

oh sorry 89 extra cab 22re

Your truck is a limo, having the longest WB of a pre tacoma truck. Taco drivelines will not work ina mini also, so no dice.

I cant think of stock driveline as long as yours needs.

You will have to have yours retubed. make sure the angles are correct to work with the CV or no CV. I have no clue if you rig is lifted or if the rear axle is turned or stock.

Oh. That will be a very long driveshaft, if one piece. It will be difficult to keep it balanced, and keep the U-joints from wearing out. I would also worry about wearing out the seals and bearings at the back of the t-case, and the rear pinion. I'm sure it's been done, but...

Toyota put 2-piece driveshafts on the '84 & '85 LWB trucks (xcab and longbed), I think they changed to one-piece in '86 (my '87 has a one-piece).

But the next generation trucks have a longer wheelbase, I think about 9" longer.

Yes his truck is the longest.

I would not worry about the length. I had a customer with a lifted tacoma go thru 3 carrier bearings (spendy) before he had me install a one piece shaft. He put lots of miles on that truck and never had an issue after the new shaft.
I have done this to countless other 2nd and 3rd gens a a couple other tacomas. I have a 09 taco here getting onetons and the rear will be a 1410 lower and a toy CV up top with one chunk of tube and no carrier. I have dont 3 other tacos this way. No problems with bearings at all. Id say about half of them were thick walled too.
And an extracab taco is even longer than a extracab 3rd gen.

Why not just have a driveline shop build you one?

It'll be about the price of buying a used one, and replacing the u-joints and yolks on it, but it will arrive balanced and ready to roll.
After blowing my original T-case to Kingdom Come, I never install any driveshaft that hasn't been thoroughly inspected, and I'm wary of anything used in that department.

I would take a good condition used toy part over a new replacement anyday.

All he needs is the appropriate parts off his truck as donors and a good driveline guy. DO NOT let the driveline guy sell you new yokes/parts for a toyota. 99 percent of the time they will want to use some halfassed spicer stuff and flange adapters or import non toyota parts.

Not cool. toyota parts rock.

 

[Combat Chuck]

I would take a good condition used toy part over a new replacement anyday.

All he needs is the appropriate parts off his truck as donors and a good driveline guy. DO NOT let the driveline guy sell you new yokes/parts for a toyota. 99 percent of the time they will want to use some halfassed spicer stuff and flange adapters or import non toyota parts.

Not cool. toyota parts rock.

Mine was made with new OEM Toyota parts from the stealership. My old DS had the chitty spicer junk on it, and it nearly killed me.
The slipjoint is new non-toyota, but the u-joints, yolks and bearings are all AISIN gear.

Toyota parts do rock!

below is the old Spicer unit, the bearings failed young, and the u-joint wore its way through much of the yolk. It was a good pothole away from smearing my arse across the highway.

 

[KLF]

Too bad Toyota doesn't make cameras...

(sorry, couldn't resist)

 

[Chop Shop]

below is the old Spicer unit, the bearings failed young, and the u-joint wore its way through much of the yolk. It was a good pothole away from smearing my arse across the highway.

That looks to me like a chain store cheapy with the ring around the center of the joint. The flange looks to be toyota to me also.

What in the picture are you saying was a spicer product?

The spicer parts that the driveline shop will use will normally be a flange with a toyota bolt pattern and a external clip 1310 spicer joint and then use a blue coated coarse spline slip and a spicer 1310 cv with a saddle adapter to a toyota flange to make a us made shaft bolt into a toyota.

A toyota ujoint from the factory or dealer is usually gave way be the right angle zerk fitting in the middle of the joint.

 

[Combat Chuck]

Too bad Toyota doesn't make cameras...

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Wiseguy, eh?

Why I aughta!

That looks to me like a chain store cheapy with the ring around the center of the joint. The flange looks to be toyota to me also.

What in the picture are you saying was a spicer product?

The spicer parts that the driveline shop will use will normally be a flange with a toyota bolt pattern and a external clip 1310 spicer joint and then use a blue coated coarse spline slip and a spicer 1310 cv with a saddle adapter to a toyota flange to make a us made shaft bolt into a toyota.

A toyota ujoint from the factory or dealer is usually gave way be the right angle zerk fitting in the middle of the joint.

The flange is indeed Toyota, the u-joint and cups were Spicer (even has the stamp). The bearings inside the cups failed, and the u-joint ate its way through the flange.