D30/D44 pinion yoke - u-bolt style

bigalpha · Dec 28, 2015

Looking to swap out my existing D30 yoke in favor of one that accepts u-bolts.

Maybe I'm terrible at searching but I haven't found any place that has a list of vehicles that came with D30/D44 yokes with ubolts. Was looking to pick one up from the junkyard instead of buying new.

clean4drxj · Dec 28, 2015

Do a search, there's a way to pickup parts store ubolts and drill your yoke.

RoyalXJ · Dec 28, 2015

clean4drxj said:
Do a search, there's a way to pickup parts store ubolts and drill your yoke.

You have to machine the yoke where the nuts go so you can tighten them without rounding them out.

bigalpha · Dec 28, 2015

I'd rather just get a yoke already suited for u-bolts than having to drill and machine one.

RoyalXJ · Dec 28, 2015

Good luck on ur search then.

GordoSmasho · Dec 29, 2015

There are many places to find them. Just did a google search

http://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/p48_dana_30_pinion_yoke__1310_series_26_spline.html

RoyalXJ · Dec 29, 2015

GordoSmasho said:
There are many places to find them. Just did a google search

http://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/p48_dana_30_pinion_yoke__1310_series_26_spline.html

He's looking to pick a cheap one up at a junk yard

GordoSmasho · Dec 29, 2015

RoyalXJ said:
He's looking to pick a cheap one up at a junk yard

40$ is worth my time in a junk yard. Just throwing it out there. That was the first one that popped. There are others that were a bit cheaper.

RoyalXJ · Dec 29, 2015

GordoSmasho said:
40$ is worth my time in a junk yard. Just throwing it out there. That was the first one that popped. There are others that were a bit cheaper.

I hear ya. Same here. I'd also rather not have somethings that's been rusting away in a junkyard.

bigalpha · Dec 29, 2015

That was my first action: see what they cost new. But I don't mind spending some time in the JY pulling parts. Problem is that our junkyards don't always have a lot of variety so I wanted to have a few targets to maximize chances of success.

woowoo · Dec 29, 2015

you could just get a ford u bolt from pep boys( where I found mine) drop the driveshaft and drill out the holes to accept. Try not to drill outwards though. I had to do this the hard way with a bolt head popped off.

Or go to the sponsors page. 4wd has em around $90 I believe. Yoke and hardware included

markw · Dec 30, 2015

Any that you may find in the junk yard may have a groove worn into them and be a leaker. Just spend the $40ish dollars and get a new one with u-bolts and be done with it.

Mark

stockerwithalocker · Dec 31, 2015

Dana 300 T-case yokes, dana 44's from scouts, some older (J-series and waggy) jeeps, fords and some chevy 44's. The difficult part is trying to get the pinyon nut off. An inch and an eigth socket, a big breaker bar and something to lock up the third from spinning will be key.

outlander · Jan 5, 2016

I looked into drilling my 30 yokes (97 xj)for ubolts but there wasnt enough room for the nuts.
Fyi
Drilling the 8.25 worked though.

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