farmall cub Driveshaft

[liquid plumber]

Hello everyone,
Chris milow here from Minnesota ( liquid Plumber) I have a question about driveshaft from clutch to tranney . split my 56 cub last weekend at engine / torque tube. to fix rear seal and was wondering how loose the shaft normally is to tranney. seems like I can wiggle it pretty good and when I turn it it seems that the shaft is bent slightly. is that possible or is it just a optical illuision due to looking down the torque tube while spinning.
any help is good help and hope this don"t seem like a dumb question
Thanks , Chris

[jsfarmall]

Well supposed to wiggle some? Probably not. 2 tractors j have split wiggled and bearings are ok. Keep in mind that 1/32 inch of wiggle at the tranny can turn into half inch at the end of the shaft.

I don't think they made the shafts very "true" except for the machining on the ends. Why that is I don't know. Low performance and low rpm probably don't require such precision is my guess.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Some wiggle and a small wobble are normal. That is a long shaft for the size, and it has a little play. If the transmission does not have baring noise, or leaking oil out the fornt seal I would not worry about it. That is, so long as you moved it straight apart, and did not let the tranny drop down and bend it while separating.