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siuauto

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Hello to all you mopar experts. I have a 833 and for a while now I have had a leak out of the tail shaft seal but have been living with it. I have replaced the seal a few times to no avail. Yesterday I was in a driven line shop getting a new driveshaft made and he told me my slip yoke was no good due to the rear bushing eating up the yoke. I cant seem to find much on replacing the bushing so I thought I would ask here. Is this something you can replace without taking the transmission apart? As always, thanks in advance.
 
Yes it can be replaced without removing the trans from the car if you get the removal and installation tools. Be sure to note the location of the oil hole in the bushing when removing and install the new one the same.
 
ask around and find a shop where you can bring them just the tail house for a new bushing install. I did it many moons ago for $25.00
 
Just did this to my 833. You have to pull the trans. I have the driver to remove the bushing and install the new one. Want to drive 180 miles? The tailshaft housing has to be removed. I would help you do it for nothing if you have the parts.
 
It's driven out through the front of the housing from the back and the new one is driven in through the rear or tail. Have to make sure the new bushing is aligned properly. It took about 3 or 4 minutes to do the task.
 
Cruze426 said:
Just did this to my 833. You have to pull the trans. I have the driver to remove the bushing and install the new one. Want to drive 180 miles? The tailshaft housing has to be removed. I would help you do it for nothing if you have the parts.
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Thanks for the offer!!! I found a trans shop that is putting the new bushing in. He has the tool to so it without removing the tail housing. He said he will have it back to me in a few days. This guy new everything about the 883, it was cool talking to him about it.
 
siuauto said:
Thanks for the offer!!! I found a trans shop that is putting the new bushing in. He has the tool to so it without removing the tail housing. He said he will have it back to me in a few days. This guy new everything about the 883, it was cool talking to him about it.
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Nice. Are all your synchro's ok? Might be a good time to swap them out if they are worn.
 
Sorry, I hate to give out bad info, don't know how you could remove that bushing another way, but won't say it isn't so. I had my trans apart anyway, that's just how I did it.
Good luck!
 
Cruze426 said:
Sorry, I hate to give out bad info, don't know how you could remove that bushing another way, but won't say it isn't so. I had my trans apart anyway, that's just how I did it.
Good luck!
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There is a small tool available to remove and replace them without disassembling the trans. You just have to pull the driveshaft. I think I paid $135 for mine. It comes with adapers to do GM & Ford bushings too.

The real issue for these bushings and driveshaft yokes is that the clearance on the replacement parts is excessive resulting in too much movement of the yoke once installed. I put a fresh bushing in my transmission and the new yoke still had excessive play once everything was assembled.

A machinist buddy of mine traced a high speed vbration to these components, machined a tighter fitting bushing and his nagging vibration was finally cured.

My A-Body has a high speed vibration that is dead smooth until about 95 mph, and then it starts to vibrate at an ever increasing rate as the speed is increased. By 130 mph it is down right scary how much it vibrates.
 
My yoke had a dingger in it and was a little sloppy, and tailshaft was leaking, replaced the yoke ( from Brewer) and new bushing, seal. Haven't got the car back together yet, hopefully, all is good .
Thank you for the info! Now I know.
 
jbc426 said:
There is a small tool available to remove and replace them without disassembling the trans. You just have to pull the driveshaft. I think I paid $135 for mine. It comes with adapers to do GM & Ford bushings too.

The real issue for these bushings and driveshaft yokes is that the clearance on the replacement parts is excessive resulting in too much movement of the yoke once installed. I put a fresh bushing in my transmission and the new yoke still had excessive play once everything was assembled.

A machinist buddy of mine traced a high speed vbration to these components, machined a tighter fitting bushing and his nagging vibration was finally cured.

My A-Body has a high speed vibration that is dead smooth until about 95 mph, and then it starts to vibrate at an ever increasing rate as the speed is increased. By 130 mph it is down right scary how much it vibrates.
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That's good to know. I hope I don't have the same issue. I might throw a dial on the yoke and bushing to see what kind of tolerance I will have.
 
When I did mine tailhousing was off and I used my cam bearing tool to remove/replace it. Worked great.
 
Here is what my yoke looked like when I removed the drive shaft on my Dart.

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Now here is what my tail shaft bushing looked like after it was removed.

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Demonic said:
Son of a gun. Looks like seal springs.
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Yep, You are correct. That how it was when I bought the car.
The previous owner must have gotten a little sloppy while reinstalling the drive shaft.
 
I picked up my trans yesterday from the shop. I didn't take a pic of the bushing but it was totally shot. He had the tool to remove it without disassembly of the trans so it was a cheap fix. He looked at the synchros and bearing and said they were in great shape. Thanks everyone.
 
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