CUSTOM DRIVESHAFT: TORCHING THE TUBE TO ATTACH YOKE AND U-JOINT

We're here at Jim's to use his torch to heat up the driveshaft tubing so we can apply the yoke and u-joint 🔥
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[@jimvoll3434]

It's hard to believe you don't have torches and you build custom cars

[@saltycreole2673]

Well believe it! Besides, he does have a radiant smile, thanks to Jolene no doubt. Lol!

[@robertgembala8532]

I have plenty of extra sets and I’d give him one but I’ve yet to see him use the cordless grinder and drill someone else sent him , so I feel it would just sit there unused

[@murrayg6843]

Nice bench

[@hitnmiss49]

You helped Jim now he's helping you. That's the way everyone should help each other!

[@markcolejr5291]

Good job guys

[@fredroberts8810]

I'm not liking a lot of what went on here. Rather than blindly complain, lets see how this drive shaft "works". Yes, I have installed a bad drive shaft so I know how accurate it needs to be. I'm predicting a massive loss of dental filings on this one. Hopefully, I'm full of crap.

[@johnvandenberg7729]

Chad, glad you are a better man with sheet metal then you are at building drive shafts. :-)

[@easyman6086]

How NOT to build a drive shaft. Fun to watch but it will be a problem later ..... Oh well - we love you Chad

[@i8ntnuts]

Most likely? I guess the good thing is that Chad doesn’t really care. He does try hard and he’s doing his best.

[@williamwebb5351]

What's funny is all the people yelling "he's going to use new U joints" and he says several times "I don't see nothing wrong with these. What's truly sad though... He's building that deathtrap of a car for his chick. She'll be lucky to survive the first pass. Hell maybe he has a life insurance policy on her and this is all an elaborate plan to finance more deathtraps

[@garygallagher7557]

Can Jim be more of a regular on the show, he's such a great guy.

[@garyfairman2805]

I was more amazed how Jim rolled that cigarette with only two fingers per side while holding the goods... 👍

[@duaneoutlaw2469]

I always think chad’s gonna run in to a problem at the next stage of the build. Then he say’s “ what I’m gonna do” and it’s all ok 😂 I love this channel and how raw it is very refreshing

[@ronc6249]

Jim to the rescue! Chad you should invest in a set of torches even if it's just a small set. I think you would use them more than you think. Keep up the great work Chad and Jolene and thanks for all you both do for the fans.

[@elwoodbrusse3991]

Use the cutting tip turned up to heat.

[@robertbills4290]

The problem with having the torch is the cost of renting the bottles plus the cost of the gas over how much you use them it's expensive

[@i8ntnuts]

You can just buy your own bottles. You don’t need to rent them

[@sueyearwood6377]

They make a Flame Spreader Tip for a Torch that puts out big heat and quick. ___ Max Yearwood

[@martinjay5906]

Prob woulda been better off putting the yoke in the freezer and putting the tube in ur barbe with briquettes or better yet get a torch with a rose bud.

[@robertcloosterman9336]

Chad, I cringe every time you hit the Universal knuckles with the hammer. I did it once and they cracked. I guess they were made stronger in those days. Rob

[@dannyabshire4072]

Chad, I used to build driveshafts for ag tractors. Put the male yoke in the freezer overnite, and heat the tube the next day. Makes it much easier

[@tomfortson2684]

This will be interesting to see how the "balance" turns out!

[@leemckeown4455]

Hillbilly engineering got to love it LoL

[@scottbenjamin5047]

@@mikeeagle2653 Suspension? What's that? Check out how the rear end is configured...😂

[@scottcochran384]

@@mikeeagle2653 no suspension the rear is mounted solid to the frame.. He won't be able to stay in the seat at 30 mph.. any denture work will remove itself.. HOPEFULLY nobody gets hurt when it decides to Exit the Vehicle..

[@pbristow9501]

What balance?

[@genesimons8368]

A small inexpensive set of tanks, with gauges and regulators, is handy to have when the need arises.

[@tonymosca6591]

Can’t wait to hear Jim’s stories while helping you out!

[@Joe-lj3ir]

You guys are great together. Helping each other out is what it’s all about. Back yard mechanic stuff is great.

[@robweeke2940]

I love it when the hippie and the body guy tries to do mechanical. LOL.

[@c50ge]

For $200 you can drop off the parts, have the work done by a professional, he will install the parts and balance it and not bugger up the u-joints, and that includes the pipe. I will be surprised if it’s the correct length. I am impressed watching Chad do custom body work, but his mechanical not so much. I think today he needed one ore helper, Larry, Curly, And Moe

[@flockatron6428]

You seem to be out of touch with the content he creating he is obviously not dirt poor, and is not doing it this way trying to save a buck. Its more about adventure and fun

[@i8ntnuts]

@yard farmer Chad definitely has some creative artistic ability. I think the most important thing here is both Chad and Jolene appear to be good people. His lack of ability is more than made up by his enthusiasm. Chad’s creative artistic ability is impressive. All the rest is pure entertainment, including the bodywork. I doubt you’ll ever see these two cars on the road so a decent drive shaft may never be needed. Good people with an A+ for enthusiasm and effort. I’m happy that it’s paying off for them.

[@allanimalstaxi]

If the driveshaft doesn't vibrate when driving the racecar, Bad Chad did a great job, that is when you will know what kind of job you did. Great video guys.

[@aabartu3]

Getting work done and visiting friends on this beautiful Saturday is awesome!

[@Mac-zq1js]

It's always awesome to see Jim and listen to the knowledge that he shares with you ..Rock on Jim 😁😁

[@williamoneal2763]

I think if you would have put the yoke into the freezer for a couple of hours and then heated the pipe You would have made this task a lot easier. That is what I do and it works out well for me. May want to remember for future jobs.

[@i8ntnuts]

You are assuming it would even be possible to fit the yoke into the pipe. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was at least a 16th of an inch too large to fit the pipe.

[@jimrodman2378]

Chad you need to get yourself a set of torches

[@fredjones1238]

@@tobygathergood4990 HE WILL WAIT FOR A HAND OUT LIKE ALWAYS PLAIN TIGHT

[@michaelconder3488]

You are stirring my intrest in my own projects. Good work, and be careful .

[@justinlucero6652]

This probably the fun part of Jim and Jolene and Chad all together working at Jim shop

[@ronaldcolonna3721]

I would have thought a little more use of the die grinder would have solved the problem. It has to be welded together afterwards anyway.

[@timmaccowan]

keep the videos coming. I watch on youtube and facebook. Enjoy seeing everything .

[@bd9875]

Never doubt a thinker like Chad. Jim's a good friend to have.This is the innovative way of a low budget build, friends helping each other getting it done.

[@vwcoco]

Great teamwork ,I knew it would all be good !! Thanks Chad,Jolene and Jim 👍

[@oxyfee6486]

Chad,I love you buddy,but please put a couple of safety loops around that drive shaft to stop it from coming through the floor.Better safe than sorry.

[@baldanddangerous1572]

jim to the rescue with a torch what a guy chad and jim will sort the driveshaft out in no time now

[@wadethomas6952]

Nice to see he has jim help him out stuff that he don't have

[@markallison8854]

Cool Jim ,jolene, chad, great TEAM. Looking forward to seeing this video God bless you all 👉😎😎😎⚘⚘❤❤❤🥰🥰

[@jimcoplan9502]

Jim to the torch rescue today. Great friend and fun to listen to.

[@drewdaskievige754]

Still need a lathe and measuring tool to make sure its centered and not wobbly, Lathe to take a little off the inside of the yoke and slide down on pipe then weld it. Or lathe to make sure both driveshaft and yoke are flat and weld together if the same size.

[@leosimon9463]

Good job on the driveshaft. Thanks for sharing your time with us again.😁

[@gervaisbarger2211]

I wish I saw this video the day before you did actually torched it. You were working with two different diameters. A Vernier micrometer would have given you the exact amount you were off. You could have placed the drive shaft tube in a metal lathe and turned down the inside diameter so you would have had a nice press fit without the torch and without the banging. Any time you hit metal with a heavy hammer like that, the metal will distort/ mushroom. The press fit would have been much easier, without any distortion. As you said, you have done this many times, so it will probably work fine at low speeds. The faster you go in the vehicle, the greater the vibration from the wobble in the drive shaft will be, unless you have it balanced. Good luck Chad and Jolene!!! By the way, Jim talks a lot, but he has a good engineering mind. Yes he can over do it, but he has some real good ideas, just maybe too many in the moment!

[@bobmackay8673]

Just watched this episode , chad needs to listen to Jim more and the first thing he needs to do is throw that ball pein hammer as far away as possible . Use a bigger hammer ( soft steel ) and hit it less ! I can guarantee you’ve wrecked the yoke and the u joint will not stay tight . Also GET Some GLOVES ! . For $50 bucks the machine shop would have probably put it together for you properly

[@Marksmanbbs]

All I could think of was when I had to shorten a driveshaft on my first car I built and my dad said It wont work if yea don't try so i did it and he brought it to work and welded it for me and it worked perfect,no wobble nothing,This was a great video for my memory with my Dad when I was Young,Thanks Guys

[@elvisshotrods6094]

When in need call on jim!!! Always good to have friends that ate always willing to help

[@barrycatlin4927]

I'm 55years young just learned something I've seen this done but not like this keep learning every day thanks

[@bennys.8814]

Another great video thanks. Jim is a bonus

[@MrStevenDeer]

Good to see you and Jim working together

[@Dave-Nz]

Some awesome stuff going on, can sure learn a lot watching thats for sure - keep up the good work 👍

[@fredjones1238]

how NOT ! to build a drive shaft

[@darrylway4910]

Told ya yesterday Jim would be your man. He's a champ👍👍

[@cathyandgreg4239]

So good you can show how you can make a custom driveshaft. Great video.

[@terrysowter4798]

You guys are like the three musketeers. Chad with the brawn, Jolene with the finesse on the camera and Jim with wealth of knowledge. Well done

[@ohyeah3750]

Give Jim a hat, he needs one.

[@skillbillysyndicate2365]

This video reminds me of my old Shop Policy, "it costs more if you help."

[@MF-rn5os]

I am I the only one that likes it when Jim is on the show.

[@i8ntnuts]

No I also love when Jim is on the show. What a great team.

[@anthonynapier4668]

Jim's a good friend,,, he's got a lot of knowledge in that head

[@JD-fx1mb]

and a cigerette in his hand

[@kevinmcleod3741]

I think you should invest like I've heard in a set of torches . A small set could be beneficial in so many ways . Like what your doing now and when you need a rear-end or other rusty parts that are problematic when picking parts . Read to have friends like Jim and he's cool to have around ! Never a dull moment with Jim ! Thumbs-up Jolene 👍and 👍Chad and Thumbs-up Jim 👍 .

[@brew1456]

You guys are awesome thank you so much for all you do......Brew.

[@gordylester3905]

I'm glad to see supervisor JIM

[@joebourque4860]

We are learning something new every day chad .Thanks for the video Jolene awesome 👍👍👍

[@roymazac2532]

A little heat and you can get back on the floor. Thanks for the video

[@darylmorgan9887]

Jim,s turn to lend a helping hand. Good friends are hard to come by. Hello to you all from Australia

[@lancemiller9866]

Chad and Jolene awesome video I believe that driveshaft will be perfect

[@cathyandgreg4239]

I love that truck for garden art behind the park bench.

[@matthewsandford4813]

In this episode we will show you how to not build a drive/tail shaft.

[@justanonymous8858]

The power of the torch! Lots of fun to watch hot rodding in action. Thanks for sharing your passion with us. Steve in Texas, working on my 37 chevy truck.

[@i8ntnuts]

Lol yes you could definitely call it HOT rodding. A rosebud would have been even more entertaining. Long live the 37 Chevy

[@stevenstratford9755]

Nice one,bet it was so a relief to get that out the way with..I'm no fabricator,but I could feel your frustration in wanting to get that done

[@AFilmIonosphere]

Can't learn enough from these shows, good stuff.

[@Ignorantmechanics]

The right tools make all the difference

[@crittercraig9445]

Good deal asking Jim for help and advice. Jim seems like he is a welth of knowledge. Hope all is good and everybody has a great evening and Take Care.

[@rowdy4314]

Sometimes you guys are really hard to watch.

[@jeffreymayersr495]

Pack the yoke in dry ice & heat the pipe with a rosebud tip on the torch and it should just about slide in !!!

[@colinwhite2401]

You should watch some of Halfass customs video's on making driveshafts.

[@i8ntnuts]

Jolene needs to measure the yoke and see if it’s even possible to fit inside of the pipe. I wouldn’t be surprised if he took a grinder to the parts in an effort to get them to fit. He is so creative. He comes up with solutions even if there is no problem. I hope we get to see more of his creations soon.

[@june281980]

Great friends, make for great friends, thanks Jim for helping out

[@marksheyworth7888]

I always thought prop shafts needed to be balanced

[@michealfigueroa6325]

trued clocked and balanced youre right

[@azteclxix]

It's a beautiful day in Nova Scotia

[@jimmymccracken9702]

A trick to keep the U joints in phase, is to put the drive line in the vice and level it, and level the first U joint, then level the second U joint as you are installing it, I have done this many times and its always in phase and purfectly install, I did my first one on my lawn in the yard for my old studebaker.

[@David_Stee]

It's always great to see Jim!

[@markroach1535]

Great show you guys best on utube and for a bonus we get Jim today. Gotta love it keep up the good work .

[@captainnag]

Enjoy watching you guys going back and forth!!!

[@rondejoux8006]

Don't take things too seriously guys its a fun project.

[@phillipcaldwell434]

It's so very nice to have a good friend around when you need one Jim is so good and a great guy too

[@kenbaggett1787]

I think this is the first time I’ve seen Chad sit down!

[@sheldonbenson4510]

That's great you have jim to help you with the driveshaft and his trusty torch nice to have a friend help you out

[@gordandcolleenkerr7760]

Jim is such a good friend and a wonderful person always makes me laugh !

[@gbdrywall]

cool,friends helping each other

[@rick8910]

I know it's been a while since this video but if you ever have to do anything like this again put the piece that's going inside in the freezer the night before that yoke would have dropped right in.

[@wildriver383]

I'm from middle of nowhere wiscony, you remind me of here ! I love it ! I'm 40 min from a parts store or anything else. I rely on my uncle's and friends shops. Best and worst days in the same!

[@graemerandall2123]

Nicely done boys and Jolene nearly time for a test drive 😎🇦🇺👍👌

[@qwertyhenry1]

Drive shaft done in chaos own special way , well done Chad 👍 , nice to c Jim again 👍

[@johnstewart9396]

Jimbo to the rescue! Love this channel and the projects. Best on KZbin - been waiting all day to watch.

[@davidmaterazzi]

There's so many professionals leaving posts. Leave the guy alone. He doesn't answer to anyone. This content is for his real fans not for the trolls.

[@XCHANGEDAVE]

This content is for entertainment. Nobody should be practicing the things that Chad does. People should be able to post what they want to.

[@alexandriawootton1742]

It’s Jimbo! Next up, does the driveshaft still fit…. We’ll see on Sunday-fun-day 👍

[@pigs607]

Thumbs-up Jolene 👍and 👍Chad and Jim 👍 the fastest cig roller iv ever seen hahahaa 👍

[@wildriver383]

Another day in paradise!!!

[@cigarcaptain]

Jim is a smart guy to have around

[@tonylyons5487]

I so appreciate you taking your time to share your thoughts and knowledge with us all I feel like I learn more each day I watch yall videos thank you for that

[@douwsteyn423]

I'm from Namibia in Africa. What you are up to is called bush mechanics here. I'm not sure what the plan is for this drive shaft, but it might just be a means of getting you home or to the nearest town or workshop. I would love to know what your thoughts are on how to get it true and balanced? I know the answer is a big enough lathe, but that's not always an option out on a farm or in the middle of nowhere. Hopefully we'll get a better picture in another video on the rest of your plan.

[@benjiehoffard9323]

Awesome job y'all are doing great things

[@jeffsmith6374]

Your a workaholic,7 days a week,keep up the fine work

[@gordiesullivan3289]

Jim’s little torch set works great, helping each other.Great

[@fredhoman6101]

Nice to have a friend like Jim to help you out,just you help him getting things done,it's always good to help each other out of trouble no matter what anyone says ,thumbs up,it's working,thanks for sharing

[@stephenbardsley3581]

Put it in the vise thats right there

[@markferreira3291]

All done , bit of flames and a lot of team work

[@Jimsathome]

I just hope this works for you when Jolene puts the Hammer down!😉

[@mikerolton521]

Great to see the boys playing around to get some serious results