Help help help! Need driveshaft

[jacel86]

If anyone could help me out I'd be indebted! Have a Cherokee at our shop that needs a rear driveshaft. Our suppliers sent what they thought it needed but was way too short, and incorrect hardware.
Anything used around that I could sent measurements for and compare?

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[mr.mindless]

specs on the jeep may help those who might have one. year, engine, trans, case, rearend? not sure if 2dr/4dr are same wheelbase or not, I think they are, but may as well throw it in. and what color - definitely important.

[jacel86]

99 jeep Cherokee.  4dr. Np231 and unsure of Chrysler or Dana 35? Pic included.  4.0, auto. Shaft length 36" with double cardan joint.

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[jacel86]

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[M4wdFab]

thats a custom shaft, probably a front that was re tubed shorter with the addition of a slip yoke eliminator. 


harry or spencer would know best if there is some application of a front shaft that is a direct fit.... i have a few on the shop floor, all needing CV rebuild. 

What is the shafts problem? 

[KingtheZJ]

4 door auto XJ with slip yoke eliminator should use a stock front shaft there.

unfortunately I dont have one around.

[KingtheZJ]

what is the problem?
they arent bad to rebuild. I assume the CV centering ball in the double cardan is wasted (normal). Ive rebuilt them before with good success.

[jacel86]

Tons of play in the tube and part of the front of the shaft is broken letting fluid leak. Not to sound dumb....but that's a SYE? Looked like a slip yoke to me, unless I'm just used to seeing a different style in my Rubicon.

Edit: just realized how dumb that sounds now. having the slip mid shaft would mean that would have to be an SYE correct? Well heres a better picture of the main problem (the sloppy shaft being secondary I guess)

[jacel86]

Leaking from here.

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[Wingman]

That is a SYE yoke, albeit not a proper one. Rubicon likely had a flange instead of yoke.

What about pulling the front shaft and putting in the rear for a temp solution?

[jacel86]

Customer isn't stranded...but we don't exactly excel in custom fixes. Need to know exact parts to get. Will we need to take the flange off? Whole tailhousing of transfer case?

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[Wingman]

That yoke has no seal provision.  Can't help with part numbers without interwebs...

Is there branding on the aluminum tail housing?

[M4wdFab]

looks like an improperly executed Hack n Tap


no seal provision is correct.  need more info, this issue apparently did not just occur on its own lol   

[jacel86]

Seal probably bad, but actual Metal sleeve is broken, not sure if you can see what i mean.
Absolutely no numbers on tailhousing as far as i can see.

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[Wingman]

The seal surface should be a lot longer.

Here is a link to a Quadratec unit. $40