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Old 02-14-2018, 05:18 PM   #1
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Pictures of my rear end

Okay, I'm not going Harvey Weinstein on you, I just need help identifying this pinion yoke so I can get u-joints and make a driveshaft. It's a GM 12-bolt but the pinion yoke seems non-standard. Those cups are 1-1/16" but that's supposed to be an outside clip u-joint but there are no retaining tabs. My local driveline guy suspects someone ground off the retaining tabs. I'm much more familiar with Ford rear ends; any classic Chevy guys help me out?
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Old 02-14-2018, 05:38 PM   #2
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whewww ....that's a relief....I didn't know where you were going with this...haha
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Old 02-14-2018, 05:53 PM   #3
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whewww ....that's a relief....I didn't know where you were going with this...haha
Yeah, but I notice you clicked on it, ha ha!


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Old 02-14-2018, 06:14 PM   #4
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This rear end does NOT look like the original one in my '55 sedan.
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Old 02-14-2018, 06:48 PM   #5
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Here's a better pic with dirt cleaned off. It appears to have the tabs ground away.
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yeah.....I guess I did didn't I.....haha
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Old 02-14-2018, 09:25 PM   #7
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Tabs are ground off. Get another yoke.
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Old 02-15-2018, 04:28 AM   #8
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Tabs are ground off. Get another yoke.
I think you're right. Why the _____ would someone do that?
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I think you're right. Why the _____ would someone do that?
Because they dropped a ____ needle bearing (or two) into the bottom of the cup, then thought the joint was too long for the ____ pocket.
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Because they dropped a ____ needle bearing (or two) into the bottom of the cup, then thought the joint was too long for the ____ pocket.
Sounds like the voice of experience, lol!
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Sounds like the voice of experience, lol!
Yeah, well, I screwed up a lot of stuff in my younger days. I never ground out the tabs though. I just fixed the bearings.
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Would an inner c-clip style u joint help him?
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I think you're right. Why the _____ would someone do that?
Could be the above suggestion, or it could be that the kid at the local Parts Superstore sold the wrong U-joint and the owner decided to make it work.

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Would an inner c-clip style u joint help him?
Possibly. I don't know if there are any inner clip style U-joints which would fit into that yoke.
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Here's a list of U-joints from Randy's Looks like there is a bunch of different styles and spreads. Assuming that it's a 1310, 1330 would be different yet.

https://www.ringpinion.com/b2c/Parts...ID=5&CatID=104
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When you save and expend the last photo that is super clear you can see what's left of the tab on the right hand side where I circled it. If you were desperate you could build it up with weld and then take a Dremel tool or die grinder to it but that is a bit chancy. The price of a new yoke is probably inexpensive insurance against problems or vibrations.
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The price of a new yoke is probably inexpensive insurance against problems or vibrations.
Yeah, I already ordered a new yoke. Shame the PO had to ruin a $100 yoke instead of buying a $15 u-joint. Evidently he just centered the u-joint by eye, then clamped it down. Doesn't sound safe to me.
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Here's a Craigslist listing of a rear end that looks a little like yours. Even has the square bosses near the axle tubes.

https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/pt...474420966.html

Hope this helps in identifying your yoke.
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Yeah, I already ordered a new yoke. Shame the PO had to ruin a $100 yoke instead of buying a $15 u-joint. Evidently he just centered the u-joint by eye, then clamped it down. Doesn't sound safe to me.
They do walk amongst us. Same kind of guy who will bust a 100 dollar part in a wrecking yard to get to a part that might sell for 2.00 .

The way my luck runs if I had tried to run it that way the U joint cup would have slipped sideways and I'd have the driveshaft shaking and baking as I went down the road.
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