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motormouth
Kris Palmer
Mpls MN
(63 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 03:13PM

Main British Car:
1972 Triumph TR6, Olds F85 V8, TR8 5-speed 'box Olds 215 V8

Slip yoke question
Posted by: motormouth
Date: December 03, 2007 09:35PM

I just sourced a BW T10, shown in the Transmission Options post. The Triumph gearboxes terminate in a very intuitive 4-bolt flange. This one, and Muncies and Saginaws, require a slip yoke that connects to a U-joint. I have the slip yoke, or what my Buick Special manual calls a "front companion flange," but not the "spider"/U-joint that connects to the drive shaft.

Can anybody advise me on what part number/source I need to connect my T10 slip yoke/front companion flange to a drive shaft?

I've put a not wonderful but hopefully adequate picture of the part below. Thanks for your expertise folks, Kris Palmer
slipyoke.jpg


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Slip yoke question
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: December 04, 2007 12:15AM

Interesting slip yoke, not too many are the bolt-on variety. You should be able to take your yoke and driveshaft to the parts house and get the right u-joint. Chances are it's a common GM unit but I forget the numbers 12xx seems close. If the two are different sizes often a "conversion" u-joint will do the trick.

Jim


motormouth
Kris Palmer
Mpls MN
(63 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 03:13PM

Main British Car:
1972 Triumph TR6, Olds F85 V8, TR8 5-speed 'box Olds 215 V8

Re: Slip yoke question
Posted by: motormouth
Date: December 04, 2007 01:48PM

Thanks Jim. Kris


HughH
hugh nutting
NW Montana
(8 posts)

Registered:
01/08/2008 05:19PM

Main British Car:
1951 MG TD MG 1250 cc

Re: Slip yoke question
Posted by: HughH
Date: January 08, 2008 07:07PM

As I recall the u-joint is a very common late 50's and 1960s Chevy passenger car size. At one time I set a 215 Olds in a TR3 chassis and the trans U-joint was the same size as used on the TR rear-end yoke, too They are slightly bigger that the MGB used.


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