Liberty 26 Spline Input Shaft Installation,,,Pix!!

[EVIL1]

Installed the Liberty input shaft today,,super easy install so I took some pix for everyone.Enjoy :thumbsup:

First I removed the front part of the tranny case.At this point you take the stock unit out and replace it with the 26 spline.

This is the stock unit compared to the 26 spline.

This is the bearing cup and the factory .032 shim removed from the front cover.

To remove the stock TOB Sleeve I just used a BFH.

A few smacks and out it came.

Stock sleeve next to the much stronger unit.

Used a big socket and my BFH to put the new sleeve in.

Put everything together with the factory .032 shim,,,this gave me about .0025 end play.This is too much so out came everything again.

I replaced the factory .032 shim with a .034 shim.

This put me right at about .0005,,,good enough.

Everything is ready to put back in the cobra,,,then I get to install my Long tubes epper:

 

[BoneCrusher]

Damn dude your writeups are seriously good. Thanks for taking the time and effort to post that up....oh yeah BFH...I love it, lol. The answer to all lifes little problems hehehe.

 

[RAZRS EDGE]

haha...nice write up man. Glad the install went trouble free for ya.

 

[Silverboost]

good writeup...writeups like these help out a ton...

 

[Pred_mech]

Is the material different. The fat 10 spline looks etter than the little 26 splines, or is it all in the load distribution?

 

[FireRed04Vert]

Is the material different. The fat 10 spline looks etter than the little 26 splines, or is it all in the load distribution?

The 26 spline has more surface area to work with...thus stronger.

Evil1...did I read your end play correctly...you set it up with half a thousands clearance?? I didn't realize those things were that tight!

 

[- Aj -]

This should be stickied. :rockon:

 

[blackvenom77]

Nice pics and write-up!! Are you going to do the clutch next?

 

[EVIL1]

Evil1...did I read your end play correctly...you set it up with half a thousands clearance?? I didn't realize those things were that tight!

That is correct.It calls for .000 to .002 in. end play.

 

[EVIL1]

Nice pics and write-up!! Are you going to do the clutch next?

I did the DFX clutch first,,,I used the Liberty input shaft as my alignment tool.

 

[blackvenom77]

Nice!! What flywheel did you go with or did you resurface the stock one?

 

[EVIL1]

Nice!! What flywheel did you go with or did you resurface the stock one?

Resurfaced the stock flywheel.

 

[BLK04]

This should be stickied. :rockon:

I agree.

 

[FireRed04Vert]

That is correct.It calls for .000 to .002 in. end play.

Thanks Evil. That makes sense now that I think about it. It's a tapered roller bearing and not a Torrington bearing.

 

[SublimeRT]

Kick ass. I'll be doing this soon.

 

[SVTBMG]

tHANKS eviL FOR POSTING THIS, the picture of the TOB sleeve saved me. My dealorship had no idea what i was talking about then i had them look at the pics and then they found it for me. Mine just broke today...always happens on the weekends for some reason. So new clutch and and sleeve go in monday... Anyway thanks again for the great post.

 

[EVIL1]

tHANKS eviL FOR POSTING THIS, the picture of the TOB sleeve saved me. My dealorship had no idea what i was talking about then i had them look at the pics and then they found it for me. Mine just broke today...always happens on the weekends for some reason. So new clutch and and sleeve go in monday... Anyway thanks again for the great post.

Glad it helped :beer:

 

[SVTBMG]

is that TOB sleeve an aftermarket one? and if so who makes it and where could i get one? I am just going with the OEM one

 

[blackvenom77]

is that TOB sleeve an aftermarket one? and if so who makes it and where could i get one? I am just going with the OEM one

Yes it is an aftermarket one. Mcleod makes it. You can order it from Summit the part # 8-118-1 :thumbsup:

 

[whi tri]

Very nice. I can't wait to do mine also. Damn slow ass taxes