I blew out my CV for a second time on my HAD shaft and decided to DIY one instead of the local driveline shop. They wanted $450 to replace it. So I bought two junkhard ones and chopped them down to fit. Easy and under $150 for the pair (now I have a spare). The only issue is that my 14 bolt has a 1410 yoke on it and the (stock F250 front) driveshafts are setup to use a 1350 ujoint.

To resolve this, I can either swap out the yoke so that it fist 1350s ($70) or buy 1350-to-1410 conversion ujoints ($30 each). I am concerned about the possibility of binding with the smaller 1350s though. Legitimate concern? I prefer to have parts store available parts if at all possible. My rig is very Spartan. I'm not overly concerned about strength.... or should I be?

Is a stock 14 bolt yoke a 1350? If so, I can easily pickup one of those and drill out the threads for ubolts.


So what's the best route, conversion Ujoints or convert the yoke? Any other concerns that I'm missing?

Find a junk yard with a 14 bolt FF and pull yourself a 1350 yoke and call it good. 1350 joints are cheaper than the conversion joints.

Cool. That's the conclusion that I came to today also. Thanks!