There is one in that bucket that does resemble a header bolt, I suspect it metric a late model
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NP203 linkage Q
- Thread starter Holey76 - Square Nut
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Ya, i knew they're (in this case) 3/8-16, but the general shape is what i was asking
I looked inside the holez with serious magnification, and it looks like the shop left GOBS of paint in them, that was jamming up my tap, so i put lacquer thinner on the threads, and taped em again. Wala. 5/16 coarse thread. Damn, for plumbers, those guys make great landscapers.
I looked inside the holez with serious magnification, and it looks like the shop left GOBS of paint in them, that was jamming up my tap, so i put lacquer thinner on the threads, and taped em again. Wala. 5/16 coarse thread. Damn, for plumbers, those guys make great landscapers.
I received this part number today, shanks fit yoke right, measured .310" and 1.475" length. Only half hearted attempt to place in yoke in installed origination, not sure I can get them in with yoke installed.
They were damn difficult to work with in GM’s 68~76-ish front shafts.
I had luck with pre installing the bolts in the yoke ( rotating the yoke to where the bolts went in freely ) and bringing the CV up to meet the threads and then perform a magic act to get my hands and a small wrench up in there to tighten - while rotating the shaft helped once I found a good spot for the wrench throw area.
I did not have this back in the day but a small ratcheting flex head boxed end wrench might be of a major help in this situation.
If all else fails support the T-case and drop the crossmember to give ya’ the room needed.
Hope it works out good for ya !
Thats amazing you found all that ! I looked through all my left over bolts, and none resemble these. Thank you for including the part #
When you did your trans swap, and opened ur tc shifter hole rearward, did you weld 2" into your linkage ? (I did) and now, to get the shifter to mate w the rods, I'll have to add 2" spacers between shifter bracker and figure 8 adapter, to put the shifter back in the center of the hole. Damn, there's got to be a better way
No I didn't, the shift linkage rod is factory length
Interesting. But you did cut the hole at the back abt 1.75" ?
Yes, I had the unit installed, with shifter, pushed shifter to forward position, cut, pulled back, nope cut some more, check it until had 4h.
Makes sense
But now im wondering why i added 2" to the rods....
me too
Brain fart
So the front shaft showed up today, I pulled the front yoke for a cleaning and test fit.
Definitely gonna pre install the bolts into yoke before yoke to output shaft install.
At first glance I thought these bolts were going to be way long,
While the threads will collect grunge, I don't see that they will hit on anything.
Definitely gonna pre install the bolts into yoke before yoke to output shaft install.
At first glance I thought these bolts were going to be way long,
While the threads will collect grunge, I don't see that they will hit on anything.
That part # has more than likely been superseded over the years and this length dimension is what we are left with today.
I’d take three threads off of the end to aid in installation - won’t effect the 1-1/2 times the diameter thread engagement industry standard because it’s excess when it goes beyond like that.
Also won’t be able to collect gunk ( as you said ) and cause issues anytime the shaft needs to be removed.
