quick l-series drive shaft ques.

grytvikken · Post by **grytvikken** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:00 pm

Hi just a fast question regarding drive shafts on l-series wagons. I m trying to fit a good shaft from a carb wagon to an efi wagon and they just dont want to slide onto the gearbox output shaft. I know the turbo sedans had different size splines do the efi wagons have a different size spline to a carb model.
cheers

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:31 pm

you are ringing a bell here, and there may be a difference between auto and manual. I am certain the turbo auto splines are the same as normal - 23 splines instead of 25 for turbo manual. I guess a good count will help. I believe you count the mountain tops on the shaft on the box to get the number - so need to count the valley bottoms on the CV shafts DOJ - box end. If I am wrong please anybody feel free to correct me.

Is someone trying tp say that the efi grunts as well as the turbo - or just being on the safe side?

Post by **Alex** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:47 pm

yes its a diff spline count. Efi wont fit carby.

alex

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:29 pm

EFI & Turbo = 25 spline (same count as EJ ones too)
Carby = 23 spline (same count as rear diff too)

grytvikken · Post by **grytvikken** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:07 pm

BUGGER! thanks

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:36 am

it's quite a quick and easy job to swap the inner CV. Just get one the correct spline and swap it onto the driveshaft, it will work.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:40 pm

easy, but really messy, what with that black / grey grease all over the shop. Might as well add that the L series carb inner CV jont splines is also same as EA81 MY and Brumby stuff