[Oak]

I made a new drive shaft for my 882 and it looks like the new one is too long. It is the same lenght as the old one and the holes are the same but look how close it is to the rear coupler. I can only fit one rag joint between the couplings. If I put in two then they are flexing and I'm afraid it's putting too much pressure on the crank or input shaft. I replaced the rear coupler and all 4 rag joints with new. The old ones look like the same as the new. This shaft is a PIA to remove but it looks like I need to. Should the space between the rear couplers be the same or maybe a little less as two rags put together with everything else bolted up?