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Offline bigkat79

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th350
« on: March 29, 2009, 11:40:25 am »
hey guys, does anyone know the length of the tail shaft on a th350 in the 4x4 trucks? saw one on ebay but want to make sure before i bid. thanks.
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: th350
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 12:06:32 pm »
There is no extension housing for the 4x4 if that's what you're asking.
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Offline bigkat79

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Re: th350
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 12:10:47 pm »
what i should say is, i saw a th350 on ebay that has a 9" tail shaft and came out of a '76 caprice. will it fit with no problems?
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Offline Russ130

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Re: th350
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 12:33:31 pm »
it will not fit
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Offline bigkat79

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Re: th350
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 12:36:34 pm »
okay, thanks. is it too long then?
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Re: th350
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 12:36:45 pm »


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Offline bigkat79

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Re: th350
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 12:40:23 pm »
are the pics telling me i can just switch the tail shafts?
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: th350
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2009, 12:41:37 pm »
You can but you will need to completely disassemble the transmissions to swap them.
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Offline bigkat79

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Re: th350
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2009, 12:54:08 pm »
thanks for the info.
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Offline Russ130

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Re: th350
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2009, 04:25:12 pm »
No the pics are showing you that the top one which is a 4x4 version has no tailshaft and the bottom one which is a 2 wheel drive version has a tailshaft. The output shaft is around 9" longer on the 2 wheel which means since everything comes out through the converter end you would have to completely dissasemble the main body of the tranny to swap shafts.
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Offline bigkat79

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Re: th350
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2009, 08:32:24 am »
oh ok, that clears it up alot. thanks for the info guys. too bad i couldnt get away with pickin' up a drop in trans for $10 though
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Re: th350
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2009, 09:58:18 am »
For $10 I'd pick it up anyhow and the sell it for $50 and make a quick buck. Of course if you know for sure it is good with no issues you could get more than that for it too.
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Offline fitz

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Re: th350
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2009, 11:27:14 pm »
If the case is good it's worth buying. You can have a tranny shop break it down and change the output shafts.
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Re: th350
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2009, 08:03:54 am »
Buy it
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Re: th350
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2009, 09:40:31 am »
Quote from: fitz on March 31, 2009, 11:27:14 pm
If the case is good it's worth buying. You can have a tranny shop break it down and change the output shafts.

How much do you think that is going to cost? I'm willing to bet it would be cheaper to buy a good used 4x4 350. I could do the swap myself but highly doubt I would for myself but for enough $$$ I would do it for someone else. Besides a little known fact the case of a 4x4 tranny is stronger than a 2wd, well actually I think it is just the bellhousing area has more material but none the less stronger.
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