300 fourtrax 4x4 front driveshaft problems

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Taco96

Discussion Starter · Jan 30, 2018

I have a 96 Honda 300 4x4 with an 88 motor swapped in it. The previous owner had put the front driveshaft from the 96 in and it was slipping splines cause it was too short, so I got an older model long one and I can't get it to go in with my front diff if my life depended on it. It looks the correct length now I just can't seem to squeeze the diff in with it. Is there a secret to this I'm missing.

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mac102004

· #3 · Jan 30, 2018

The shorter shaft is the correct one, nothing changed on the diff or engine end between 88-92 and 93-00 machines, it was the frame that changed. If the shorter shaft was slipping then maybe the spring in it was missing or something?

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mac102004

· #12 · Jan 31, 2018

Maybe it was the diff that was causing the jumping in and out not the driveshaft. Or the gears in the t-case could be stripped also?

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mac102004

· #14 · Feb 5, 2018

how is the frame on it?

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mac102004

· #17 · Feb 6, 2018

Taco96 said:
Not great I'm leaning towards that being the issue it doesn't look like it's warped any but it is almost rusted all the way through in the front

That’s about the only thing I can think of at this point man. Not really the best news but there isn’t much that can alter that distance between the t-case and the front diff.

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