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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: gieio on May 20, 2007, 02:31:08 PM
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Does anyone have a solution to the passenger side cv shaft sliding out of the diff housing on lifted trackers? Can you retrofit to the driver's side style, which bolts in place? I love these vehicles, but my last lifted tracker had this problem, which essentially made it 2 wheel drive. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Rich
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dif drop duh
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I have banged my head on this one for some time now! The same exact thing happens to my Tracker with the Calmini 2 inch lift, and yes I installed the diff drop...
After much searching and calling Hawk Suzuki here is what I came up with, though I haven't wheeled yet with this hack so I am not sure it will hold.
First remove the c-clip holding the halfshaft in the shaft hole on the hub side.
Notice on the end of the shaft there are threads that you can screw a bolt into. Find a washer just the size of the shaft hole and thread a bolt through the washer into the shaft end. Make sure the bolt is just long enough to allow the halfshaft to stay connected to the diff but also just enough to keep it in the shaft hole.
This should give about an extra inch of travel...
Hope I explained it okay....
I would post pics but I hadnt taken any when I did the hack:(
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Thanks for the washer and bolt trick, I'll have to give that a try, but won't this pull the shaft away from the hub end, and cause it to disengage at the hub? As for the other reply about using diff drop brackets, I used the drop brackets from the calmini 3" kit, but they only lower the diff by about 3/4", which doesn't seem to make much of a difference. Rich
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The washer is there to prevent the shaft from pulling out of the hub all the way. You just need to get the right length bolt to screw into the shaft so it doesn't pull away from the diff, but still has enough length in the hub...