jaygt

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i bought a ls1 aluminum driveshaft off ebay. he said it was from a 2001 camaro. i bought new u joints and they didnt fit. two different stores gave me ujoints that where around quarter inch wider than what this shaft had already. so i got the front matched up with something else smaller. now the rear u joint is too skinny to bolt to the borg warner 9 bolt. its the original u joint. the steel shaft i took off had the wide style ujoint on it. whats going on???

for now i think i can put two cups from the wide new ujoint on the original used u joint to make it wider to bolt to the diff. i dont think it will work because its a loose fit. can anyone help me out?

ssean92

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that is not a ls1 driveshaft..... if it was it would have a balancer looking piece at the front up buy the front yoke

subroc

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By the diameter i would guess thats a 1LE third gen aluminum driveshaft. And your Ujoint is incorrect for the rear. Bring your old driveshaft to the shop and get an new u joint the same as the old one poped in the aluminum shaft and you should be good to go.

JamesC

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If the shaft is the so-called 1LE, it'll have a metal tag at the pinion end with a GM part number: 10085375. As an FYI. I once sold 60+ of these shafts. I was surprised to find that the rear U wouln't fit some earlier model cars, to include my 85. I used and recommended CarQuest part # 3-3130.

JamesC

jaygt

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im in toronto canada. i dont think we have carquest up here. would a napa store know that part number? i will look for a part number on the shaft. problem is if i get a wider u joint then it will be too wide for the aluminum side and you wont be able to use the snap rings anymore.

rippin ron

Carquest is here in Canada and has been for a while.