Wow, I didn't expect such a long reply. You guys really know your stuff!
Well, this is Marlin Crawler's Community Forum after all
I hope you stick around for a long time. There are a ton of great people here
Do you think for the spline difference my best bet would be to purchase the Total Spline Input Gear or is this something totally different then what I need?
Sorry but this is entirely different, applying to a transfer case which you don't have.
Here is a picture of a 4WD type Toyota driveline, this being our HD driveline (
link):
Now with a quick search on Google Images we see the difference with what I'm referring to as a Slip Yoke:
You can see with the 1st image (4WD) that it has two flange faces at either end and it's splined slip section is between these two flanges (and between both u-joints). On the 2nd image (2WD) the splined slip is at the yoke that plugs into the back of your transmission.
So while a 4WD transfer case will have flanges at its front & rear outputs, the 2WD instead has a splined male output shaft -- with no flange -- that the slip yoke of the mating driveline inserts over. The output of your transmission will look something like this:
Your L45 has a 21-spline output shaft and a driveline with a 21-spline slip yoke. The 6cyl version has 23-spline components.
So what you'll need to do is find a 6cyl 2WD driveline and have its front section cut off and welded onto the tube of your current 4cyl driveline. I wouldn't mess with taking apart the u-joint as they probably aren't even compatible. I'd just swap the entire yoke and u-joint end right onto your 4cyl driveline.
So you'll go from this:
21-spline 4cyl yoke -> 4cyl u-joint -> 4cyl driveline tube -> 4cyl u-joint -> 4cyl flange -> 4cyl carrier assembly....
To this:
23-spline 6cyl yoke ->
6cyl u-joint -> 4cyl driveline tube -> 4cyl u-joint -> 4cyl flange -> 4cyl carrier assembly....
I am getting ready to desmog it
I envy you for not living in Commiefornia, yet, I can't give up the 4WD trails we have here.
Regards,
BigMike
