I'm swapping yokes. Need to get the right size socket, as I don't have one. What size is that nut?
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What size is the Pinion Nut on a 60?
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1 5/16", iirc
Yup, I concur...1 5/16", and more importantly the socket needs to be thin wall. This generally excludes the cheapie brands.
Good point Rene, way back I bought a SnapOn impact socket for this and had to put on a grinder before it would go into the pocket on in the yoke. 
The only socket that I have found that doesn't require grinding to clear the small 1310 yoke is the swivel socket that Snap On makes IPL42B. But it cost $73.00
mr250twostroke
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Don't waste time searching, 1 5/16's socket can be hard to find. You will most likely find it in the 3/4" size and need the 3/4 to 1/2 inch reducer... then grind it down. If your not in a hurry get it online. Grinding it is easy as I'm sure your aware.
Yep, 1 5/16" it is and I took my socket and chucked it up in my lathe at my old shop and machined the OD until it fit the Yoke. I hate doing things the "cheesy" way by grinding on it (not everybody has a lathe though or access to one).
For the record, I used a 1 1/4" socket from a Harbor Freight 3/4" drive set. No grinding was necessary. I have a Dodge Dana 60, so I don't know if that accounts for the 1/16" smaller size, but that's what it was.
Also, I put the Harbor Freight 1 5/16" socket on there to begin with, and noticed it had slop. I mention that only to indicate that the Harbor Freight socket might be a cheaper alternative for someone out there. I went from a 1310 yoke to a 1350 yoke today, FWIW.
Also, I put the Harbor Freight 1 5/16" socket on there to begin with, and noticed it had slop. I mention that only to indicate that the Harbor Freight socket might be a cheaper alternative for someone out there. I went from a 1310 yoke to a 1350 yoke today, FWIW.
mr250twostroke
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This is very confusing. Harbor freight doesn't sell an inch & 5/16 socket. Inch & 1/4 yes however that will not fit a yoke nut. Please explain what you did in detail without rounding something out... This must be a "dodge" thing, which I have no experience with.
I bought my 3/4" drive 1 5/16" socket and 3/4"-1/2" adapter from Napa when swapping the 1310 yoke for a 1410 and didn't have to grind a damn thing. Just told the guy what socket I needed and the adapter, he handed them to me and it worked. No mods needed. Try getting your socket from Napa.
Bought mine at tractor supply with a 3/4 to 1/2 reduction for under 40 bucks. Fits fine. I believe it's the same one that fits the NP205 rear output yoke as well.
Well, I went over to owenst7's house, and his 3/4" drive set is from Harbor Freight. I put a 1 5/16" socket on my pinion nut, and there was some play, so I went and grabbed a 1 1/4" socket and that one fit very snugly. I wondered if the reason was that they were Harbor Freight sockets and they simply weren't machined very exact - then owenst7 suggested that it might just be because it's a Dodge Dana 60. Anyway, that's how it went.
The difference between the fit of the two sockets had a feel similar to when you are using a standard socket on a metric nut that's between the two standard sizes... kinda.
I have that same set from HF and if that set fit, then anything will fit, those sockets are THICK.
Well, I went over to owenst7's house, and his 3/4" drive set is from Harbor Freight. I put a 1 5/16" socket on my pinion nut, and there was some play, so I went and grabbed a 1 1/4" socket and that one fit very snugly. I wondered if the reason was that they were Harbor Freight sockets and they simply weren't machined very exact - then owenst7 suggested that it might just be because it's a Dodge Dana 60. Anyway, that's how it went.
The difference between the fit of the two sockets had a feel similar to when you are using a standard socket on a metric nut that's between the two standard sizes... kinda.
I used a thick-wall socket and beat it on the pinion nut with a BFH and called it good.
Once the nut was removed, I used a punch and hammer to tap the socket off the nut.
Of course I'm bull$h!tting you. 
Once the nut was removed, I used a punch and hammer to tap the socket off the nut.
Of course I'm bull$h!tting you.
owenst7
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I got this set a couple years ago and have used the hell out of it, even with my impact on occasion
. Didn't even break the 1.5" setting a 14 bolt crush sleeve (it fit that yoke just fine BTW).http://www.harborfreight.com/21-piece-sae-3-4-quarter-inch-industrial-quality-socket-set-40996.html
One of these days I'll replace the pinion seal on my 60 (GM), and I'll try to remember to post back to this thread if it fits or not.
