CF shaft question.

[jabari]

Okay I got a carbon fiber shaft in the mail today for my Hummer and when I went to install it I used the red center gears from the 4x4 kit and the gears wont go on all the way. I spent like and hour trying to figure out what was wrong and I couldn't, then when I put back in the stock shaft, the gears went on fine. I measured and the shafts are the same length

[mustang-04]

sounds like you need some elbow grease!

[texan_idiot25]

Check the dimensions of the cutouts. Ill draw it if you need explaining

[xmodsnut]

it quite possibly could be that the CF ones D ends may need some filing down a bit to fit the gears on. a little vaseline will work too.

[123Vette]

yeah xmodsnuts right it might be to small of a d cut

[xmodsnut]

123vette if he is having a hard time getting it on so it may be too large, not small

[meme405]

i had this problem too, but it wasnt only the the straight part on the d end, the entire thing needed to be sanded down. like the rounded part on the d end too.

However it was only on one side of mine that needed to be sanded down the other was fine...

[123Vette]

oh u no what i mean xmodsnut

[janikphoto]

Originally Posted by 123Vette

oh u no what i mean xmodsnut

Uhhhh, no we don't. At least we don't with spelling that poor.

Really, though... I figured you were meaning that the cut-out part was too small, or that not enough was cut out. I just had to look past that awful grammar.

And, yes, many custom parts will need a bit of sanding, scraping, and tweaking to fit just right.