Can side yokes be tapped/threaded to use HD caps??
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Can side yokes be tapped/threaded to use HD caps??
I bought HD yoke caps not realizing/forgetting that small block cars do not have threaded side yokes. Sorry if if this is a dumb question but can the yoke holes be threaded to allow this use of HD caps?
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Le Mans Master
no to the threading.... as the caps are 3/8" bolts and the u joint u bolts are 3/8" also....i have seen the caps used with longer bolts and nuts behind them...
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The BB cap bolts are 3/8", and the U-bolts are too.
Last edited by JohnZ; 02-04-2010 at 01:07 PM. Reason: Fixed typo.
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Le Mans Master
i for one have always seen 3/8" u bolts at the half shafts-bwtfdik-..some guys use the caps with longer bolts and nuts ......im not saying it is the right thing to do but it is the same as buying the moroso or other brands available that you see run on many drag cars is it really stronger than the u bolt??probably not as the other yokes are machined and the threaded end adds strength.....jmo...
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midyear, the u bolts are fine. i have seen center sections fail and the U bollts are intact. even in old vettes and the 60s big block cars i have seen twisted driveshafts and blown rears. but i have NEVER seen a U bolt break, go figure...
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I agree, I've had the actual joint grenade on me to shrapnel all over the street, but the ubolts were still on the yoke.
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Thanks for the visuals Midyear and John Z, pics are worth a thousand words. Looks like Ill stick with u-bolts since it appears other things will break before they do. Anybody need caps? Brand new never installed, ha ha...