TKO-600 Exploded View needed

[staged67gspwr]

Anyone got or know where i can download an exploded view of a Tremec TKO-600 not a 500 a 600?

Thanks

[GMJim]

The 500 and 600 are identical. Only real difference is the way the front cluster bearing support fits.

Parts Book
http://www.ttcautomotive.com/English...090110_145.pdf


Manual
http://www.ttcautomotive.com/English...510-0199_3.pdf

Hope this helps
Jim

[staged67gspwr]

The 500 and 600 are identical. Only real difference is the way the front cluster bearing support fits.
Hope this helps
Jim

Jim thanks dude i appreciate it.

[GMJim]

Jim thanks dude i appreciate it.

Anytime!

[staged67gspwr]

Jim,how much slip yoke should be showing between the end of the seal and the end of the slip yoke?i switched out to new carbon fiber driveshaft and slip yoke all from Mark Williams Enterprises and im alittle worried the shaft may be too long?

Thanks

[staged67gspwr]

here are some pics

[staged67gspwr]

I drove the car tonight for thr first time since the shaft was installed and trans was making an unusual whine that never did that before??any thoughts?

[Vegas69]

Jim is the man over at Hurst Drive Line Conversions. I called him up after 3 years and he offered to try and help me warranty my box! Thanks again Jim! What did you do to the trans?

You asked for an exploded view: ha ha

[staged67gspwr]

Thanks for the pic Todd,i need Jims input on another issue im having now

[staged67gspwr]

Switched out to new CF driveshaft and the trans is makin a light whine now,i want him to see the pics i posted make sure shaft isnt too long and bottoming out

[Vegas69]

Your driveshaft is OK as long as you are near minimum length during suspension articulation. That will be where the driveshaft angles are close to ZERO. If you car is lowered from stock, I bet it's ok.

Explain your whine, that's my trans apart on the table. When, what gear, speed, etc.

[staged67gspwr]

Just started doing it since i changed to a carbon fiber shaft it didnt do it the day before when i had the steel shaft on??does it only in gear a very light whine

[Vegas69]

If it's 4th, it's normal.

[staged67gspwr]

Does it in all gears,like i said it never did that before,could yoke be too long and bottoming out in the trans??

[Vegas69]

It could, but you have a good .75-1" by your photo. If that was taken with your suspension at full droop, you are in trouble. Look at my previous post, where is your yoke at when you driveshaft is STRAIGHT.

[staged67gspwr]

That pic is with full weight on suspension with front of car jacked,what u mean im in trouble??

[andrewb70]

That pic is with full weight on suspension with front of car jacked,what u mean im in trouble??

The length looks fine to me. If your car is lowered then the driveshaft will actually move back as the suspension goes into compression. I would put the car up in the rear with the frame on jack stands and then use a jack to lower the rear end and observe what happens to the yoke. You can also put the jack stands under the axle and bounce the rear and observe the yoke movement.

I did all of the above with my GTO and here is a picture that tells the story...



The zip tie was tight against the slip yoke, then I moved the rear end around through about 6-8 inches of travel, about 3-4 inches in both compression and extension. Clearly the slip yoke moves very little as the rear end moves through its range of motion. You really only need the extra clearance for driveshaft installation and not to accommodate the suspension movement.

Please, don't take my word for it. Do the same test and see what you find. I would like some confirmation to my findings.

I am also curious to see what you think of the carbon driveshaft. I just installed one in my GTO but would love to hear your opinion.

Are you experiencing any high speed vibrations?

Andrew

[staged67gspwr]

Andrew thanks for the info,maybe it was making that little whine and i never noticed it i dont know??for test you had to remove the tailhousing?the Carbon fiber shaft is awesome!!with the steel shaft i used to have a slight vibration coming in a 75 mph in OD,now i have none whatsoever its so smooth,the shaft is soooooo light compared to the steel (3.50")one,where did you get yours from?

[andrewb70]

Andrew thanks for the info,maybe it was making that little whine and i never noticed it i dont know??for test you had to remove the tailhousing?the Carbon fiber shaft is awesome!!with the steel shaft i used to have a slight vibration coming in a 75 mph in OD,now i have none whatsoever its so smooth,the shaft is soooooo light compared to the steel (3.50")one,where did you get yours from?

Yes, to do the test you need to have the tailshaft housing off. However, you may be able to get a good idea of what is happening just by making a mark with a marker and having someone bounce the back of the car or use a jack to drop the rear while you observe the slip yoke movement.

You can also get an idea by doing some simple geometry calculations using the Pythagorean theorem: A squared + B squared = C squared, where A and B are the sides of a right triangle and C is the hypotenuse. The driveshaft needs to be its shortest when it is exactly lined up with the the output shaft of the transmission. So lets say that at its shortest it needs to be 54". Then let us assume that the rear end moves up and down +-4"

So we have 54 squared + 4 squared = C squared
C = square root (2916+16)
C= 54.148"
So 54.148 - 54 = .148" or a hair more than 1/8"

Using the math certainly correlates highly with my little ziptie test.

I got my driveshaft from The Driveshaft Shop in North Carolina. I too had a vibration problem over 75MPH. They built me a shaft that uses a CV joint in the front and I am very pleased with the results. I have pictures in my build thread.

Andrew

[staged67gspwr]

here are some pics i took today you can clearly see where the seal ends on the yoke.