SHINTON
09-06-2005, 11:49 AM
Ok, I have searched for the above term and not seen much on here and wanted to see if we can get some general discussion of the "merits" of this, where you can find them and if it is "worth" it?
My issue has been spitting out the caps on the yoke side of the ujoint, during a waterfall ascent. (Well attempted ascent, heh)
My problem, is the lack of anti-wrap protection and that will prob 'fix' most of my issues, but during this voyage I ran across the flanged yoke and was told they are stronger, etc. I have put some pictures up at webshots under BUG Diff so you can see what I am talking about. (Will also try to upload a picture or two here) [oh yeah, I am adding antiwrap 'ladder' if that wasn't obvious in the above stmt]
Ok...so I bought this flanged yoke from a wheeler who took it off a 9". My guess is it was a Lincoln or possibly a Mustang since every truck axle I have seen has the normal yoke, that you secure the ujoint with Ubolts.
When I attempted to install it on Sat, the spline sizes are different (the flanged yoke is bigger in diameter) so it will not work. IF I can find a source of this style yoke that will work I would prefer to try it...so if anyone has some thoughts on that, I am all ears
[NOTE...it also looks too 'short' and that the spline/bolt would stick too far thru this and interfere with the ujoint? In other words whatever this came off would have a much 'shorter' end on the pinion gear?]
I guess my second question is....is all this worth it? Is securing the ujoint via "snap rings" vs the Ubolt method...really that much better? Is there even one that will fit (tall enough)? Just forget it and just slap in a 4140 alloy yoke?
Ok, looking forward to the comments! EDITED to say, my rear axle is a 1978 Ford Bronco... was regeared by PO to 4.56...and no I wasn't bright enough to measure the diameter of the splines on Sat...sigh
http://community.webshots.com/user/shinton1970
(You may notice that I have chipped a place in my dshaft yoke as well, I am thinking of welding in that area and then grinding in a new groove? Assuming this piece is not cast which I suspect it might be?)
My issue has been spitting out the caps on the yoke side of the ujoint, during a waterfall ascent. (Well attempted ascent, heh)
My problem, is the lack of anti-wrap protection and that will prob 'fix' most of my issues, but during this voyage I ran across the flanged yoke and was told they are stronger, etc. I have put some pictures up at webshots under BUG Diff so you can see what I am talking about. (Will also try to upload a picture or two here) [oh yeah, I am adding antiwrap 'ladder' if that wasn't obvious in the above stmt]
Ok...so I bought this flanged yoke from a wheeler who took it off a 9". My guess is it was a Lincoln or possibly a Mustang since every truck axle I have seen has the normal yoke, that you secure the ujoint with Ubolts.
When I attempted to install it on Sat, the spline sizes are different (the flanged yoke is bigger in diameter) so it will not work. IF I can find a source of this style yoke that will work I would prefer to try it...so if anyone has some thoughts on that, I am all ears
[NOTE...it also looks too 'short' and that the spline/bolt would stick too far thru this and interfere with the ujoint? In other words whatever this came off would have a much 'shorter' end on the pinion gear?]
I guess my second question is....is all this worth it? Is securing the ujoint via "snap rings" vs the Ubolt method...really that much better? Is there even one that will fit (tall enough)? Just forget it and just slap in a 4140 alloy yoke?
Ok, looking forward to the comments! EDITED to say, my rear axle is a 1978 Ford Bronco... was regeared by PO to 4.56...and no I wasn't bright enough to measure the diameter of the splines on Sat...sigh
http://community.webshots.com/user/shinton1970
(You may notice that I have chipped a place in my dshaft yoke as well, I am thinking of welding in that area and then grinding in a new groove? Assuming this piece is not cast which I suspect it might be?)