yoke questions/ideas

[twoslo4five0]

alright im gonna try to explaing this as best as possible...

i have a 1410 rockwell shaft im gonna use in the rear of my truck (for now at least)...i have a 1350 yoke on my 14 bolt and i have a 1330 or 1350 yoke for a 205 for my doubler...

now yokes are about 90 bucks a piece for 1410 so im just trying to think things up here....the rockwell shaft i have has flanges on each end that can bolt up flat but here is my question..

can i take the yokes i already have and get a flat piece of steel machined on to the end??and if so would it be cheaper than ordering new yokes??also where could i get something like this done???

 

[sandawgk5]

Call Jess I think he has 1410 flanges for both 60s and 14FFs. Not specifically what you are asking but the flanges do exist.

I dont see why you could not use a piece of round steel with the 1410 flange pattern on it with the 1350 yoke pattern inside it. Countersink the yoke bolts and bolt the flange to the yoke then the shaft to the flange.

Maybe it will not sit flush or something.

Dik

 

[muddybuddy]

the flanges for the 14b are $$$$ from jesse

 

[pvfjr]

I'd like to see you machine something. Don't see why you couldn't make it work with the right designing. However, I think the shear load on the bolts going into the yoke would be pretty high. If you notice, the bolts on flanges tend to be a bit larger than the bolts holding a joint into a yoke. That's because of the shear forces on those bolts in a flange application. And even at that, the flange has the clamping force and friction from a much larger surface area to rely on.

But, there may be a way around it. What if you had a piece of 1-3/16 x 3-5/8 tubing or round stock that was machined in half length wise. It could sit in the yoke much like the u-joint would, but be flush with the surface. Then you could bolt the adapter flange type thing onto the yoke, and weld it to the round stock. I think it would help take up some of the shear load and save the bolts a bit. Would have to be a perfect fit, but it's a start.

 

[pvfjr]

Might be just as easy to machine the ears off the yoke, and permanently weld a flange onto the flat surface you created. But, you then wouldn't have the option of swapping the shaft into another truck, or using someone elses shaft if need be. Couldn't change your mind and undo everything if it doesn't work out either. If there's a feasible way to bolt a flange adapter onto that yoke, I think it would be sweet.

 

[obijuan]

just get a flange for the tcase and a 1410 yoke for the 14 bolt. its only like 200 bucks.
or to get a 1410 yoke for the tcase is 90 somethin then a 1410 yoke for the 14 bolt is 90 somethin.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

The flanges need a pilot on them (to center the shaft), the pilot for the Rockwell flanges is probably unique to them.

Its very possible to machine a flange "ring" to weld onto an existing yoke but its probably more time than its worth.

 

[robert97dodge]

Just get you a set of 1410 yokes. That will be the best thing and strongest. I just purchased 2 32 spline 1410 yoke for the front and rear output shafts on my chevy 205 from jesse and they were $85 a piece. I got a 14BFF 1410 yoke from him a couple years ago and I want it say it was 80 or so also.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

Yep, I would just spend $200 on yokes and be done with it.

If you want the cheap option, why not make a square shaft with the 1330/1350 joint on one end (seems like Ford really liked the 1330 joint for whatever reason) and a 1350 joint on the other end?