How to replace the Drive Shaft on Chevrolet Venture?

The propeller shaft replacement starts with vehicle lifting then moving onto marking the propeller shaft at both the transfer case and torque tube flanges before unbolting these components. You must first record a mark on the propeller shaft at its torque tube position before unbolt the propeller shaft-to-torque tube flange bolts. Drive the propeller shaft backward until it clears from the vehicle then extract it. The first step for installation involves connecting the propeller shaft rear end with the torque tube flange while matching reference points on those components. Applying thread-locker GM P/N United States 12345493 P/N Canada 10953488 or equivalent to all bolt threads is essential before product assembly. Install each pair of propeller shaft-to-torque tube bolts manually but use crescent washers to maintain correct relationships. To install the propeller shaft at the transfer case flange position the propeller shaft forward and align its reference marks with the transfer case flange marks. You should install the propeller shaft-to-transfer case bolts while placing a crescent washer on each pair of bolts before using a cross sequence to torque them to 33 Nm (24 ft. lbs.). Users should lower the vehicle after tightening the propeller shaft to torque tube bolts in a cross sequence to 33 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).

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Chevrolet Venture Drive Shaft Part Number: 12563488
Product Specifications
- Other Name: Shaft Assembly-Propeller; Driveshaft; Shaft, Propeller
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by GM's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2002-2005 Chevrolet Venture | Base, LS, LT, Plus, Value, Warner Bros. | 6 Cyl 3.4 L GAS

Chevrolet Venture Drive Shaft

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The Chevrolet Venture Drive Shaft is a well-known part admired for its durability/efficiency/productivity as it is highly important elements that can affect the working of the Chevrolet Venture minivan. Intended to transfer power and torque from the engine to the drive wheels, this part allows for effective motion of the vehicle and flexibility needed in generating multiple vehicle layouts such as front-wheel and all-wheel drives. Subsequently, the Chevrolet Venture manufactured between 1997 and 2005 has different types of Drive Shaft in its production; a one piece Drive Shaft and two piece Drive Shaft with a better crash safety. The flexibility of design does not only the Chevrolet Venture safer but also more efficient in its total engine bureau. Drive Shaft is designed to take torsion&shear stress and yet is relatively lightweight thus having low inertial effects on the vehicle's performance. Significance has been placed on the compatibility of the various Chevrolet Venture models, base, LS, and LT models to portray an essential part in the minivan's drivetrain. However, the Drive Shaft of Chevrolet Venture also applies the use of universal joints or splined joints to ensure that there is adjustment for any aligned difference making it more reliable. Having a driver facing sliding door and available eight seating options simply sets the Chevrolet Venture apart from the rest of the marketplace and the Chevrolet people are proud of it having a Drive Shaft that is top notch. In general, the Chevrolet Venture Drive Shaft is an apparatus that operates the vehicle by improving its performance, safety, as well as efficiency; such being the case it is an important constituent for any Chevrolet Venture.

Chevrolet Venture Drive Shaft Parts and Q&A

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Q: How to replace the Drive Shaft on Chevrolet Venture?
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The propeller shaft replacement starts with vehicle lifting then moving onto marking the propeller shaft at both the transfer case and torque tube flanges before unbolting these components. You must first record a mark on the propeller shaft at its torque tube position before unbolt the propeller shaft-to-torque tube flange bolts. Drive the propeller shaft backward until it clears from the vehicle then extract it. The first step for installation involves connecting the propeller shaft rear end with the torque tube flange while matching reference points on those components. Applying thread-locker GM P/N United States 12345493 P/N Canada 10953488 or equivalent to all bolt threads is essential before product assembly. Install each pair of propeller shaft-to-torque tube bolts manually but use crescent washers to maintain correct relationships. To install the propeller shaft at the transfer case flange position the propeller shaft forward and align its reference marks with the transfer case flange marks. You should install the propeller shaft-to-transfer case bolts while placing a crescent washer on each pair of bolts before using a cross sequence to torque them to 33 Nm (24 ft. lbs.). Users should lower the vehicle after tightening the propeller shaft to torque tube bolts in a cross sequence to 33 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).