Re: Driveshaft yoke for T-14

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

At 07:28 AM 10/7/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Sandwich Maker wrote:
> >
> > >  warning!  there are two t-14 splines!
> >
> > Oh great!
> >
> >
> > >  '68-'72/3 are like t-96, coarse.  '73/4-6 are fine.  i -think- it's a
> > >  tf spline, shared with the 904.  pretty sure.
> >
> > Mine is known to be 1969. I have two driveshafts, both the same spline,
> > that fit the 904 I have laying about. So it appears I already
> > have the wrong one.
> >
> > I'm getting one from Joe Fulton this coming weekend. I'll check
> > the yoke of course, but if the length is wrong I'll probably
> > have one made to length.
> >
> > It sure seems like there are very few manual trans early
> > hornet/gremlins.  I would have thought 3-speed Gremlins would be
> > common but if they were, they are no more. None of the yards I've
> > called have any. A driveshaft is easy once I find the front yoke
> > (even the rear end driveshaft shops can find).
>
> I was surprised that my local driveline shop found a front yoke that fit 
> the Laycock J-type overdrive on my Pacer #4.  It was actually a little 
> long, so the driveshaft had to be shortened a like amount, but it runs 
> fine.  It appears that Spicer still makes yokes for many hard to find 
> applications, so your 1969 T-14 should be easy to fit.  It won't be 
> particularly cheap; I think mine ran $100 or so.  With a new driveshaft, 
> the whole package was around $300.

The yoke from the T-96 that was in my American when I got it fit 
perfectly.in the 1968 T-14 that's in the car now. If I remember correctly, 
the driveshaft shop I used said it was no problem to get new yokes (front 
and rear) if mine were bad. I'd think it would be very easy to find a good 
used T-96 yoke. Check with American Parts Depot or Webb's. You may also 
want to get the part of the yoke that goes in the tube in case they're 
different between the two yokes. If there's a difference, you may be able 
to find a U-Joint that will work since there are some with two different 
size caps on the market now to facilitate things like a GM driveshaft with 
a Ford rear axle.

When you have the new shaft built, make sure to have it spin balanced. This 
was a low cost option when I had mine made but it can make all the 
difference in the world in smoothness.

Matt


mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1966 Rambler Rebel
1968 Rambler American sedan
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