jdgunn

I did some searches but can't find any info. How far does the drive shaft extend from the end of the torque tube on the engine side?

I had a heck of a time getting my bell housing to clear the drive shaft when removing the engine (far more trouble than the other 2 944's I've pulled engines from) and the pilot bearing in what looks like a recent clutch job was destroyed. It looked like it got really hot and ate itself up. I'm wondering if the clowns who did the last clutch job together didn't put the coupler together correctly on the transmission end.

My shaft extends exactly 5 3/4" from the end of my torque tube.

931guru

The shaft should extend about that amount or maybe a bit more.

After bolting up the transaxle, then installing the coupler on the drive shaft and tightening it, you then move the drive shaft in or out of the tube until the bolt hole on the coupler lines up perfectly with the groove on the input shaft of the transaxle.

Mostly likely cause of the pilot bearing failure is reuse when doing the clutch job. Damned POs.

Mike C.

That certainly sounds about right. I've got one I can measure if no one knows for sure.