Transmissions and DrivetrainNeed help with your trans? Problems with your axle?
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The DRIVESHAFT is a bolt-in BUT the front yoke (if it's the long one with the 3" harmonic balancer) is too long for a T-5.
You'll have to take apart the front u-joint and put on your T-5 yoke if that's the case.
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'89 Formula - Thunderchicken - 355 Vette L98/T-56/3.70 9-bolt/black/t-tops - the fun car!
'90 GTA - The GTA - 5.0 LB9/TH700/3.27 9-bolt/black/t-tops/tan leather - the cruiser.
There is no aluminum '97 T56 DS... (I own a '97 T56 car, a WS6 TA).
In '97 they came with a steel driveshaft. There was a TSB that suggested replacing the DS in the case of a vibration at speed. That TSB required that a 3rd gen 1LE aluminum driveshaft be installed (so of course it will fit).
Otherwize, someone may have stuck an aftermarket aluminum drive shaft or a '98 and up one in it (I wouldn't use the '98 and up one, there have been some reports of breakage), and it fitting would depend on what it actually is.
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Mark
'87 Formula 350 ’83 Crossfire TA
'97 WS6 TA (for sale)
the car it came out of was a 97 trans am, what i need to know is will the yoke work in a t5 or do i need to switch it...i know the lenghts are the same from 3rd to 4th gen...thats not the issue
Like I already said, it's not a stock DS (there is no such thing as a stock ’97 f-body aluminum DS, they’re all steel) and whether it works is entirely dependant on what it is. The yolk should fit, but that doesn’t mean that the DS will. I know that my custom made Denny’s DS that I’ve got in my ’97 will not fit in my ’87, but the # of splines on the yolk would be fine. If it has the factory steel DS (or the yolk from it) I hear it will not work because the yolk has a damper on it that would get in the way (never seen an aftermarket one with it though).
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Mark
'87 Formula 350 ’83 Crossfire TA
'97 WS6 TA (for sale)
It doesn't matter if it's steel or aluminum... the actual DRIVESHAFT will fit.
The T-56 yoke - if it has a 3" balancer on it, WILL NOT FIT... It's too long. It's $150 piece (new) just for that yoke. You'll have to swap it... which means taking apart the front u-joint... simple as that.
see 3rd gen pic.
see 4th gen (t-56) pic.
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'89 Formula - Thunderchicken - 355 Vette L98/T-56/3.70 9-bolt/black/t-tops - the fun car!
'90 GTA - The GTA - 5.0 LB9/TH700/3.27 9-bolt/black/t-tops/tan leather - the cruiser.
