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What does it mean if the rear drive shaft is split. is it dangerous to drive a vehicle like that?
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∙ 12y ago
In many older full size station wagons (8 to 12 passengers) and many full size pickup trucks and Vans the distance between the transmission output shaft and the rear axle was so great that a one piece drive shaft would bend and distort under power, causing vibration and early failure. To handle this problem they invented the "split drive shaft" which consisted of two complete drive shafts coupled by a 'carrier bearing' that was hung from a frame cross member, somewhere between the transmission and the rear end. The only other meaning of "split drive shaft" would be that the shaft was split or broken lengthwise or otherwise broken, in which case engine power could not be transmitted to the rear wheels.
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