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07-18-2007, 12:12 AM
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u-joint straps, or u-joint u-bolts?
I'm thinking you know which one you need, depending on weather or not the yoke on the rear is threaded or not?
I'm swapping a 71 (or 72) rear into my 68, and the u-bolts from the 68 are too narrow. I've noticed the new rear has threaded holes through the yoke, and the holes are further apart than the old. |
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07-18-2007, 12:23 AM
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Re: u-joint straps, or u-joint u-bolts?
My 72 uses a strap and bolts.
I suggest going to the parts store to get new bolts, because the heads on them are really small. In the past I have used regular grade 8 bolts from the hardware store and the heads got chewed up cause they're big. |
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07-18-2007, 12:27 AM
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Re: u-joint straps, or u-joint u-bolts?
you probably need the straps. my 67 orignally had u-bolts, but they were rusted solid into the yoke. when I replaced the yoke, I think it was off of a later truck, because it had straps instead of u-bolts.
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07-18-2007, 12:35 AM
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Re: u-joint straps, or u-joint u-bolts?
Thinking more about this.... How in the world would I get a u-bolt through a threaded hole???? What was I thinking... must be the Old Mil.
Good idea about the better bolts though! Thanks |
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07-18-2007, 12:47 PM
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Re: u-joint straps, or u-joint u-bolts?
they stopped using the u bolts after 1970 i believe. every 71+72 I've seen has straps but the yokes are interchangeable.
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07-18-2007, 12:52 PM
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07-18-2007, 04:23 PM
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07-18-2007, 05:12 PM
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Re: u-joint straps, or u-joint u-bolts?
You could swap the yolk to keep running the u-bolts. There are some after market billet caps that work way better than the straps, about $25 for them and you'll never break em. Summit or Jegs
Last edited by 70rs/ss; 07-18-2007 at 05:13 PM. |
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07-18-2007, 06:28 PM
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Re: u-joint straps, or u-joint u-bolts?
u-bolts vs billet caps... any opinions?
I got some straps today, but will either go billet, or swap yokes in the future when the day comes that I need a new seal. |
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07-18-2007, 06:35 PM
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07-18-2007, 06:57 PM
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