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12-10-2007, 06:57 PM
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drive shaft question
Did the big sixties Pontiacs (65 Starchief) have a rubber isolator in the drive shaft or was it solid steel?
Thanks
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12-10-2007, 07:22 PM
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I believe that it should be solid.
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12-17-2007, 09:36 PM
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64 Bonneville Had Isolator
My 64 Bonneville Convertible has the rubber isolator.
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12-17-2007, 11:01 PM
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My 64 also has the rubber insulator. Rubber or not, best to replace it with a new 4" unit. Pittsburgh driveshaft made mine for $135
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12-18-2007, 11:25 AM
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My 63 repair manual says just the higher output cars had the solid tubes. Stock was 3" and HD was 3.25". Mostly 3 and 4 speed cars.
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12-18-2007, 08:14 PM
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65-66 are all solid.
Looks like on the earlier models the manual trans. cars are the source of the solid shafts. Pitts is right it is cheaper & easier to have one made for those earlier cars.
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12-18-2007, 09:34 PM
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I believe the '64 automatics had the rubber insulator, while the manual transmissions had the solid.
But I agree with Jeff, get a solid driveshaft, and I pay about the same to have them made. -r-
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12-18-2007, 10:56 PM
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I have seen the ones with the rubber telescope shorter. Not often, but it does happen.
$135.00 is a bargain!
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