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80 series tail shaft

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:36 pm
by jimbo jones
Hi all I bent my tail shaft up Appin climbing the rocks on the weekend and found one to replace it, but its out of a manual deisel dx model and my is a petrol auto gxl will it fit or are they a different length?

Jimbo

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:43 pm
by sniper
using that new locka there mate ;)

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:45 pm
by jimbo jones
sniper wrote:using that new locka there mate ;)
how else would I bend it

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:44 pm
by sniper
I was under the impression they are a longer tailshaft in the pov packs

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:53 am
by dow50r
Jim
Povs run a longer shaft by 60mm....i have a auto one...if swapping gets you on the road, thats fine with me.
Andrew

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:28 pm
by 80UTE
Auto one from memory is 90mm shorter than the manual so the makes it 150mm shorter than the DX shaft. You need to get the right shaft of have it retubed.

Wally

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:23 pm
by crankycruiser
Yup.. pov pack part time 4wd's had a longer shaft..