driveshaft

A drive shaft, driveshaft, driving shaft, tailshaft (Australian English), propeller shaft (prop shaft), or Cardan shaft (after Girolamo Cardano) is a component for transmitting mechanical power, torque, and rotation, usually used to connect other components of a drivetrain that cannot be connected directly because of distance or the need to allow for relative movement between them.
As torque carriers, drive shafts are subject to torsion and shear stress, equivalent to the difference between the input torque and the load. They must therefore be strong enough to bear the stress, while avoiding too much additional weight as that would in turn increase their inertia.
To allow for variations in the alignment and distance between the driving and driven components, drive shafts frequently incorporate one or more universal joints, jaw couplings, or rag joints, and sometimes a splined joint or prismatic joint.

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    TCase danna 300 clunk

    My Dana 300 made a loud bang when driving now it has a clunking noise it still goes through 2,4, and 4l but it has the same clunking noise when driving any ideas? I made sure the drive shaft was good. seems like the faster I go the worse it gets because when I shift into third it clunks very badly.
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    TCase 300 nightmare

    Dana 300 wont disengage front driveshaft it stays engaged i cant get the rail to move out of low any ideas
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