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NISSAN4WHEELER |
Now your golden.
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Moderator NISSAN4WHEELER  |
Got mine today. It looks like I can do all the tapping and use my slip yoke driveshaft until I get a new one. Then all I have to do is bolt it on. I'm gonna call Steve and see what he thinks.
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
Sweet! Now ask him where he thinks everyone should get the tap and drills needed. I got mine from a online tool source, because cobalt drills and taps are hard to find. Well, as I am typing this, a package has arrived, it is the bits and the tap. R.L. STEPHENS TOOL & EQUIP. CO. 1717 N. Raymond Ave. ANAHEIM, CA 92801 (714) 879-6637 1/16" Cobalt drill bit=$1.94, 27/64" Cobalt drill bit=$14.03, 1/2-13 Cobalt bottoming tap=$28.93 total shipped=$53.38. I went with the 1/2-13 tap size, because they didn't sell the metric taps in cobalt. Now I need the hardened bolt in the right size, and I am ready to do it.
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Administrator N4W Card Holder  Ultimate N4Wheeler  |
Nice. Am looking forward to hearing about the install.
 1998 Frontier 4x4, 2002 Xterra 4x4, and Z28 street rocket Pass here and go on. You're on the road to heaven - Kerouac |
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Wheeler |
Besides eliminating the slip yoke, is it really necesary to use a cv in the rear? I mean the distance between the output shaft and pinion yoke is pretty far, couldnt a standard 1310 U-joint work?
when you drill the shaft, do you have to have it spinning like when you cut it? |
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
You don't drill while the thing is moving, when cutting you have it spinning in reverse. But be carefull!! Nothing will stop the shaft from spinning, so if you have a sleeve or hair get caught, it will rip you apart until you are dead. SO, be extra carefull when doing this!!!
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Wheeler |
I love that warning.
Calmini should use that in their instructions. |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Ultimate N4Wheeler |
quote: Depends on how tall you go. At full droop if your driveline doesn't exceed more than about 30-32 degrees, you can probably get away with Ujoints. CV's are designed for steeper angles. 1998 Frontier 4x4, 2002 Xterra 4x4, and Z28 street rocket Pass here and go on. You're on the road to heaven - Kerouac |
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
quote:I agree. It is simple to do, but the danger is real. The shaft spins at a good rate, and you would have no time to get your shirt off or cut your hair off. It will scalp your head in a split second or rip your arm off if the sleeve gets rolled up on the shaft. If it was me, I would wear short sleeves, no gloves, and plenty of eye protection. |
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Rock Crawler |
If a previous example is anything to go by, if they've already printed up a bunch of instructions, they won't make a minor change to them and re-print, or add a note or addendum to the already-printed ones either.
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
I think it was a joke
---------------------------- 08 Titan 4x4 03 Frontier 4x4 05 Quest |
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
it is something they are asking you to do, and it is not safe. They need to let everyone know that it could hurt them if they do what the instructions suggest you do to cut the shaft off. The instructions are good, except they don't warn you of any possible risks involved with doing the cutting.
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Wheeler |
who wants to give me their old slip yoke?
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Off-Road Warrior |
Got mine today. What is a "Cobalt Drill Tap"? Must be one of those new fangled things, guess I'll just use a regular tap. As a side note, step 4 says to drill the pilot and final hole to 1.375" (1 3/8) deep, which is almost exactly the length of the bolt you use to attach the flange. After subtracting the thickness of the washer and flange, right around half of the bolt will actually engage the shaft. So I guess we could either use a longer bolt (same grade or better) or not make the hole so deep. Using a standard tap will require the hole to be deeper than the bolt but using a bottoming tap will allow a shallower hole.
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Ultimate N4Wheeler |
"cobalt" is a much tougher material than HSS or whatever steel is used in conventional thread taps. It's just a tap for harder steel, that's all.
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