SYE yoke problem/bad machining?
I bought my SYE many years ago when they had the longer style NP205 yoke. At first i tried to run a regular non CV CJ7 driveshaft i had laying around but it did not work. For whatever reason (i think it was because of the CJ7 driveshaft) i clearanced the yoke very crudely with a angle grinder to allow the driveshaft do drop down a bit more without contacting the yoke.
Well it ended up developing 2 hairline cracks and i dont trust it so i am going to replace it. I was looking up NP205 yokes and the Neapco N2-4-5341 seemed to give a tad more clearance than the no name probably chinese manufactured yokes that ship with the SYE kits. example....
Neapco
vs the JB Conversions yoke on the right
From the pictures the Neapco looks like it has more clearance to allow the driveshaft to hang lower without binding. So I ordered a Neapco thinking this would be the best yoke to solve my problem. But it came today and where the bolt goes in there is no room for the head of the bolt to tighten because they did not machine away enough metal to allow for it.
I called Neapco and talked to a guy and he said it was probably a broken tool and to send it back. But i am worried if i reorder it i will get the same thing that's defective and not going to work because the bolt will not properly tighten. What do you think?
Picture of the Neapco yoke i colored it in with a sharpie i am pretty sure that is supposed to be machined flat because my bolt wont sit flat on it.
I bought my SYE many years ago when they had the longer style NP205 yoke. At first i tried to run a regular non CV CJ7 driveshaft i had laying around but it did not work. For whatever reason (i think it was because of the CJ7 driveshaft) i clearanced the yoke very crudely with a angle grinder to allow the driveshaft do drop down a bit more without contacting the yoke.
Well it ended up developing 2 hairline cracks and i dont trust it so i am going to replace it. I was looking up NP205 yokes and the Neapco N2-4-5341 seemed to give a tad more clearance than the no name probably chinese manufactured yokes that ship with the SYE kits. example....
Neapco
vs the JB Conversions yoke on the right
From the pictures the Neapco looks like it has more clearance to allow the driveshaft to hang lower without binding. So I ordered a Neapco thinking this would be the best yoke to solve my problem. But it came today and where the bolt goes in there is no room for the head of the bolt to tighten because they did not machine away enough metal to allow for it.
I called Neapco and talked to a guy and he said it was probably a broken tool and to send it back. But i am worried if i reorder it i will get the same thing that's defective and not going to work because the bolt will not properly tighten. What do you think?
Picture of the Neapco yoke i colored it in with a sharpie i am pretty sure that is supposed to be machined flat because my bolt wont sit flat on it.