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Power Train Set-Up Guide

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Having a little information at the beginning of your street rod project can make setting up power train angles one of the simplest steps in the building process. Not having, or ignoring this information can turn your dream car into a nightmare.

Here is what you need to know. The centerline of the crankshaft and transmission output shaft must be parallel to the centerline of the pinion shaft as shown in Figure 1. You will note that there is some distance between these parallel lines. The distance is caused by the angle of the components and their distance apart.

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Power Train Setup

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Anyone who has ever bolted a modified part on a car knows that some surprises can be expected. Most of these parts changes and upgrades fit, do exactly what is expected and perform beautifully. The surprises often show up somewhere else for no apparent reason. Read on for some surprising results of two popular modifications: trailing arm and rear-end gear ratio changes. Trailing arms are changed in the Impala family of cars to move the axle aft, centering the rear wheels in the wheel well. As you move the axle after you are pulling the transmission yoke out of the transmission by an equal distance. When the project is finished and you drive your car there will be no indication of any problem…for a while. Eventually the transmission tail shaft bushing will wear and become the cause of a transmission overhaul. Here is how this will creep up on you.

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This Article Is About Drive Shafts And What They Can Do To And For Your Car.

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Anyone who has ever bolted a modified part on a car knows that some surprises can be expected. Most of these parts changes and upgrades fit, do exactly what is expected and perform beautifully. The surprises often show up somewhere else for no apparent reason. Read o for some surprising results of two popular modifications: trailing arm and rear-end gear ratio changes.

Trailing arms are changed in the Impala family of cars to move the axle aft, centering the rear wheels in the wheel well. As you move the axle aft you are pulling the transmission yoke out of the transmission by an equal distance. When the project is finished and you drive your car there will be no indication of any problem…for a while. Eventually the transmission tail shaft bushing will wear and become the cause of a transmission overhaul. Here is how this will creep up on you.

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