DSS Aluminum Drive Shaft - trans end allen bolts

[Niteghost]

So, i installed a Drive Shaft Shop aluminum drive shaft last weekend. Everything went in fine except for one thing… you can’t get an allen socket on the trans end to tighten the freaking allen head bolts . I’ve bought and tried every combination of long and short allen sockets, ball head sockets, low profile file slim sockets, stubby allen keys and no combo will will make a good positive seat in the bolt head so you can properly torque it. I’ve even dropped the trans to lessen the DS angle, it helped very little.

Anybody got a tip here? maybe i’m just a idiot, at this point I don’t know.

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[dcalero]

Looks like you might need a longer allen socket.

 

[Niteghost]

i’ve got long ones and tried them. its still a bad angle

Looks like you might need a longer allen socket.

 

[dcalero]

Have you tried the long allen keys with a ball hex? Could this work as well: Bondhus K10 HEX-PRO Pivot Head Wrench Set

 

[robvas]

Cut an allen key down

 

[ORRadtech]

Have you asked the drive shaft manufacturer for suggestions? Surely you're not the first to have this problem.

 

[Niteghost]

Have you tried the long allen keys with a ball hex? Could this work as well: Bondhus K10 HEX-PRO Pivot Head Wrench Set

yes. i ordered a set and tried those and it didn’t work. The pic i posted doesn’t do a good job illustrating how the DS knuckle drops down in front of the bolt making it so you can’t get a straight shot into the bolt head.

 

[Niteghost]

Have you asked the drive shaft manufacturer for suggestions? Surely you're not the first to have this problem.

i thought the same thing that’s why i posted it here. but yes i reached out to DSS last week and crickets.

 

[Niteghost]

Cut an allen key down

maybe this pic will illustrate how the knuckle drops down in front of the bolt head

 

[NGOT8R]

Cut an allen key down

This is how you do it ^^.

Here’s a pic from when I did mine. Same concept, just the opposite end of the ds.

 

[robvas]

maybe this pic will illustrate how the knuckle drops down in front of the bolt head

Stick a 12 point bolt in there instead

 

[Niteghost]

This is how you do it ^^.

Here’s a pic from when I did mine.

Ahh ok. i will give that a shot! it does look like your set up has a good bit more room than what i’m working with.

 

[robvas]

Can you do that side first, with it out of the car?

 

[NGOT8R]

Ahh ok. i will give that a shot! it does look like your set up has a good bit more room than what i’m working with.

Just shorten the Allen wrench a little more.

 

[Niteghost]

Just shorten the Allen wrench a little more.

I’m with you. i believe it will be enough room there to have just enough of the allen stubbed out to get a wrench on.

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