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Offline BIG CHEVY

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axle shafts
« on: May 16, 2011, 07:44:11 pm »
my friend broke his drivers front axle shaft at the u joint type connector saturday.   i understood a guy on youtube saying gm axles have 28 splines....spicers have 32 or something like that.

we removed his broken axle and counted.....both of us 3 times each. it has 29.
we removed one from an old spare front axle....both counted 3 times each. it has 31.

can someone give me the true info?
how many types are there? (axle shafts)
how many splines each?

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Re: axle shafts
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 10:33:56 pm »
It will be 28 or 30... Probably a 28.  Time to put the beer down  ;)
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Re: axle shafts
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 11:11:33 pm »
30 splines are far and few between compared to 28s.
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Re: axle shafts
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 05:56:49 am »
Wasnt drinkin. Counted again. That hurts vile...

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Re: axle shafts
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 07:27:11 pm »
lol it will be ok
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