Is there any real difference in the performance/reliability between a long and short shaft TH400 ???

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[This message was edited by 67 455 Bird ragtop on December 15, 2002 at 11:18 AM.]

Is there any real difference in the performance/reliability between a long and short shaft TH400 ???

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[This message was edited by 67 455 Bird ragtop on December 15, 2002 at 11:18 AM.]

No performance/reliability difference. The tailshaft length only determines which chassis they will fit and give the proper driveshaft angle. This is why you see the big Pontiacs with the long tail and the A and F-body cars with the short tail.

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Oh, ok thanks. So I guess not a good idea to put a long tail shaft in a 67 Firebird. How diff/expensive whould it be to change a long shaft to a short shaft ???

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Maybe I need to put a short tail TH400 in my '66 GTO. How can I tell the difference between a short or long shaft when rumaging around the salvage yard? Please be specific as I am new to this. Are there any other differences in the TH400's?
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Ken

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b-man
Maybe I need to put a short tail TH400 in my '66 GTO. How can I tell the difference between a short or long shaft when rumaging around the salvage yard? Please be specific as I am new to this. Are there any other differences in the TH400's?
Thanks
Ken<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not sure of the exact dimensions but the short shaft only has a short/stubby housing of a few inches. Say 4 -6. The long shaft shaft has a tail shaft housing of almost 12". They are very easy to tell apart even if you have never seen one before.

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There are 3 different TH400 tail housing lengths:

Short housing - About 4-1/4" long that came in most compact, sport and some mid-size cars ('67 and later GTO and Firebird, '69 and later GP).

Medium length housing - About 9-3/4" long. Used on some mid size and most full-size cars.

Long housing - About 13-1/2" long. Used on Cadillacs and other long wheelbase full-size cars.

I once used a 9-3/4" tailshaft TH400 out of a '74 Grandville in a '76 T/A. It seemed to work fine, but chances are that U-joint life would be shorter than if I used the proper short-tail tranny. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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