Double-Cardinal Driveline

Anyone ever seen one of these come stock on a 2001 Chevy S-10 Extended Cab? Cuz for some reason, everybody around here says there is no way it came stock, but that's BS as I bought this ride new.

Any info? Let me know! It's appreciated!

-JONWR

I know they come stock on alot of trucks, mostly 4x4's tho

Very odd. My truck is just a little 2-wheel drive. This fucking driveline has been a pain in the ass though. I had the CV Joint rebuilt about a month ago, and it went out again yesterday.

Only thing I've found to cure it from killing itself everytime is to custom fab the joint to contain only two bushings instead of the original four. I've been told that this is almost a 100% cure for this issue, but ?

-Jared OeltjenNorthwestRides.com

I have learned about those things messin with my 4x4 that i have. Is your truck bagged? whats the pinion angle look like? I know that with that kinda shaft your pinion has to be almost straight on with the tail shaft of the trans MAYBE 1-2 degrees down at all times. Thats with the 4x4 stuff tho, i dont know if its the same with the 2wd stuff. I would say to try and find a regular shaft that will work without the CV in it. Is it a 2 piece driveline? carrier bearing?

Yeah it's a two piece. Not bagged right now, basically my long-haul truck for those road trips, so I didn't bag it, but 2" blocks out back on it, the driveline is a fucking monster. It is a 2-piece as well. Carrier bearing is fine on it. That's what we originally thought in the begining and that ended up not being it. Just freakin stumps me how this thing lasted for 90,000 miles without a problem, and now its kaput!

your pinion angle is probably jacked a little bit. With those CV shafts they have to have the proper working angles on the ujoints for them to last. The CV's are expensive, i would try and make a regular shaft work, it will be cheaper in the long run.

All ext cab s10s after 00? maybe 98 have double CARDON 2-piece shafts. the earlier s10s have normal driveshafts with single cardon (u-joint) 2-piece shafts, so you can switch that out if you like. CV stands for constant velocity which is used in axle shafts

Yeah, that damn driveline just has me and everyone working on my truck confused. Usually it'd be an upgrade having the double-cardinal DL, but it came on mine, and it had to come factory cuz I bought it at the dealership. Just odd that it came on a stocker s-10. oh well. Thanks for the input Tim & Dave! You guys rock!

-JONWR

Originally posted by AVTekk

CV stands for constant velocity which is used in axle shafts



I beg to differ about this, but im not gonna get in a pissing match over it. In the 4x4 world they are called a CV or a knuckler and they ARE on driveshafts.