I am planning on installing 3:55 gears in my 46 1/2 ton this summer.
Was looking for feedback from someone that has used this Raytec Yoke Holder. Kind of worried that the 1/4" bolts that hold the tool on the yoke will be strong enough to take the torque.
Thanks,
Larry
Larry
46 Chevy 1/2 ton stake - family truck for 78 years USAF 75-81
I've always used a big pipe wrench to hold a yoke while I torque the pinion nut- - - - -hasn't slipped yet, even when using a 48" pipe wrench and applying 1200 Ft/lbs. to the pinion nut on a Freightliner with an Eaton dual drive axle. That took a 1" drive with a 4 foot cheater bar. Jerry
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That tool should work fine. Just make sure the bolts (all 4) are tightened. I fabbed us a similar tool out of some steel bar and it works on a Dana 60 axle pinion. The problem with using a pipe wrench is the teeth dig into the pinion. Not necessarily a problem, but not pretty. Not everyone has a 48" pipe wrench laying around. Buying one isn't that cheap. Coincidentally, I saw two of them at a car show yesterday used as radius arms on the front suspension of a Mack rat rod.
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