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Old 05-25-2018, 04:20 PM   #1
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Suburban Driveshaft Question

Do K10/K20 Suburbans use a 1-piece or 2-piece driveshaft? All the 2WDs I've worked on had a 2-piece driveshaft, but the intermediate shaft is pretty short. I'm wondering with the extra length of the transfer case, did 4x4 Suburbans just use a 1-piece rear driveshaft from the T-case to the rear axle, or a really short intermediate shaft?
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Old 05-25-2018, 09:09 PM   #2
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

My 1982 C10 Suburban has a 1 piece driveshaft.
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Old 05-26-2018, 01:01 PM   #3
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

4x4 2500 burb has 1pc d-shaft...
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Old 05-27-2018, 12:31 PM   #4
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

My '91 V2500 4WD Suburban has a one piece rear driveshaft. With 4WD, the rear shaft is shorter so there is no need for a longer shaft with carrier bearing. This 4WD drivetrain is much smoother than my older RWD '74 Suburban, where I had to replace the carrier bearing and take the shafts to a drivetrain shop for professional balancing and to replace the u-joints.

I had a hammering vibration develop under no load at 45mph recently and inspected both driveshafts; when researching online I found an answer to a worry I had about the front driveshaft. It is splined so that it can move forward and backward when turning or going over bumps, and there is a grease fitting which I lubed, along with all the other front end parts accepting grease.

I was investigating why when you don't have 4WD engaged the front driveshaft can rotate back and forth about 1/16" of a revolution. Jeep and 4-runner forums said this is completely normal and don't worry about it. If there is any up and down slop in the differential yoke or the transfer case then you have a problem.

My vibration problem turned out to be old worn out tires that were letting go all at once, internal belts were separating and banging on them with a wood block and sledgehammer to free them from the hub (due to rust) probably didn't help matters. I had Big O tires put it on a lift to make sure the drivetrain was ok, it was only $65 for a half hour diagnostic check to rule out any drivetrain problems. I was on the right track by starting to swap in another tire set I had and the problem improved with the first tire I put on.

Thought I would reply to this thread, aptly named, and mention the small, expected rotation of the front driveshaft when 4WD is not engaged, in case anyone searching these boards is wondering about that.
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Old 05-27-2018, 12:39 PM   #5
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

All 4wd Suburbans had a one piece shaft.

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Old 05-27-2018, 02:53 PM   #6
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

Thanks for the help gents, exactly the answers I was looking for.
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

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All 4wd Suburbans had a one piece shaft.

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Negative. My 78k20 burb with a 465/205 and a 14bff had a 2 piece.
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

Dang it.

"All auto trans 4wd Suburbans had a one piece shaft".

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Old 06-04-2018, 11:22 AM   #9
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

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Negative. My 78k20 burb with a 465/205 and a 14bff had a 2 piece.
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I wonder if that's because the 205 is so much shorter than a 208/231? There's a 6" difference in rear driveshaft length between the two. Also might have something to do with the 205 being mostly fixed yokes.

Interesting though, as a 205 is where I'd like to end up with mine. Guess I'll need to hang onto the two-piece setup after all.
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Old 06-04-2018, 12:32 PM   #10
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

The SM465 is very short as well.
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The SM465 is very short as well.
The SM465 itself is short, but with the 205 adapter, it’s within +/- an inch of a TH400 with an adapter on it.
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Old 06-13-2018, 02:23 PM   #12
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Re: Suburban Driveshaft Question

465/205 with a slip yoke rear outputs have a 1 piece rear shaft..

465/208 come all with a slip yoke rear output as well.
1 piece rear.
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