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apeters89 · 06-06-2003, 02:53 PM

I bought another D35 axle last night (I know, I know, but I had to get my daily drive back on the road immediately) because the ring & pinion weren't set up properly (it's cheaper to get a whole new housing than to get gears set-up). Anyway, the yoke that is on this new axle is not the factory one. The yoke is larger than the original. I need to swap my original yoke onto this new axle, and I wanted to know if there was anything special I needed to do to swap the original one back on there. Do I just tighten it down as tight as I can with a little bit of lock-tite in there to keep it from loosening up?

LandCroozer · 06-06-2003, 04:00 PM

Is there no castleated nut? Or any provision for a pin at all? How about a positive locking washer? (something with fold-over flaps, not just the split ring or internal/external star washers)

That thing spings pretty fast with a fair amount of torque. It might cause some problems if it backs off.. I'd want a little more assurance than my impact gun can give.

Just a thought.

-tom

pigpen62 · 06-06-2003, 04:10 PM

Use an impact gun and remove it. Spin it on the same way...There is likely to be a flat washer under there in all the gook. The nut itself is normally tweaked a little to keep it from backing off. This is a special nut similar to rocker/valve nuts. I don't know the technical term.

Just put it back on tight and it shouldn't be a problem.

blacklabjeep · 06-06-2003, 06:00 PM

You can't reuse the pinion nut. You'll need to buy a new one. Its has a somewhat oblong shape, so when you put it on, it sort of strips itself in place.

06-06-2003, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
apeters89 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7647 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 7,574 Blog Entries: 2	pinion yoke I bought another D35 axle last night (I know, I know, but I had to get my daily drive back on the road immediately) because the ring & pinion weren't set up properly (it's cheaper to get a whole new housing than to get gears set-up). Anyway, the yoke that is on this new axle is not the factory one. The yoke is larger than the original. I need to swap my original yoke onto this new axle, and I wanted to know if there was anything special I needed to do to swap the original one back on there. Do I just tighten it down as tight as I can with a little bit of lock-tite in there to keep it from loosening up? __________________ Check out our new Team Ape Eater Racing Like us on FaceBook KF5EQF Sniper Fab 4x4Oil SBwinVPS Custom Splice C2GFab Last edited by apeters89; 06-06-2003 at 03:01 PM.

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pigpen62 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 7066 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 443	Use an impact gun and remove it. Spin it on the same way...There is likely to be a flat washer under there in all the gook. The nut itself is normally tweaked a little to keep it from backing off. This is a special nut similar to rocker/valve nuts. I don't know the technical term. Just put it back on tight and it shouldn't be a problem. __________________ Four Dice 4Wheel Drive Club. San Jose,CA 53 M38A1 60's F&R Atlas/SM420/350tbi project/F250 superduty www.fourdice4x4.bizhosting.com

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06-06-2003, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
LandCroozer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 16812 Location: Tacoma, WA Magazine: crawlmag.com Posts: 1,226	Is there no castleated nut? Or any provision for a pin at all? How about a positive locking washer? (something with fold-over flaps, not just the split ring or internal/external star washers) That thing spings pretty fast with a fair amount of torque. It might cause some problems if it backs off.. I'd want a little more assurance than my impact gun can give. Just a thought. -tom

06-06-2003, 06:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
blacklabjeep Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17152 Location: texas Posts: 42	You can't reuse the pinion nut. You'll need to buy a new one. Its has a somewhat oblong shape, so when you put it on, it sort of strips itself in place.