Dana 35 vs '97-up Chrysler 8.25 (side by side)
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Rightway Spring Co. in Tacoma WA manufactures springs & bends U-bolts while you wait. That will be my next stop. I'm guessing they have assorted lengths and bend them to order per the customers tube diameter. I need a 7" long U-bolt; the OEM bolts are about 6.5" and they are about 1/4" short of having enough threads to accommodate the 4* wedges.
On a different note: I installed the 4* wedges & removed the 1" TC drop. I think my pinion angles are almost the same, but still have some hi-freq vibrations going on. Going out to make a pinion-angle-checker in a bit here - basically weld up something using an old socket to set against the U-joint cap to locate an angle guage. Gotta get rid of those vibes. The wife kinda likes it...but it bugs the hell out of me.
On a different note: I installed the 4* wedges & removed the 1" TC drop. I think my pinion angles are almost the same, but still have some hi-freq vibrations going on. Going out to make a pinion-angle-checker in a bit here - basically weld up something using an old socket to set against the U-joint cap to locate an angle guage. Gotta get rid of those vibes. The wife kinda likes it...but it bugs the hell out of me.
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Rightway Spring Co. in Tacoma WA manufactures springs & bends U-bolts while you wait. That will be my next stop. I'm guessing they have assorted lengths and bend them to order per the customers tube diameter. I need a 7" long U-bolt; the OEM bolts are about 6.5" and they are about 1/4" short of having enough threads to accommodate the 4* wedges.
On a different note: I installed the 4* wedges & removed the 1" TC drop. I think my pinion angles are almost the same, but still have some hi-freq vibrations going on. Going out to make a pinion-angle-checker in a bit here - basically weld up something using an old socket to set against the U-joint cap to locate an angle guage. Gotta get rid of those vibes. The wife kinda likes it...but it bugs the hell out of me.
On a different note: I installed the 4* wedges & removed the 1" TC drop. I think my pinion angles are almost the same, but still have some hi-freq vibrations going on. Going out to make a pinion-angle-checker in a bit here - basically weld up something using an old socket to set against the U-joint cap to locate an angle guage. Gotta get rid of those vibes. The wife kinda likes it...but it bugs the hell out of me.
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They're in the process of being changed to new ones. But they are pissing me off, because I can't seem to compress the caps into the forward yoke far enough to get both retaining clips in. Which is strange...because I took two retaining clips out. I disasembled to check for stray needles, and reassembled again with the same result. Ergggg!!!
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They're in the process of being changed to new ones. But they are pissing me off, because I can't seem to compress the caps into the forward yoke far enough to get both retaining clips in. Which is strange...because I took two retaining clips out. I disasembled to check for stray needles, and reassembled again with the same result. Ergggg!!!
Are the ears of the yoke bent or tweeked a little? It won't take much to prevent the clips from fitting in there.
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