741 case - pinion yoke replacement - 7260-to-7290

[watermelon]

hi All,

im doing some final work for a 727-to-tko500 swap. my new driveshaft has a 1330/7260 u-joint combo on the rear end part of the driveshaft. ive ordered the 7290 10-spline pinion from Dr Diff and got the new 1330/7290 inbound.

vids on YouTube make it look like the yoke swap can be done while everything is assembled in the car. however nothing i saw was specific to the 8.75” rear.

can the pinion yokes be swapped without taking the 741 or axels n such out?



thanks,

watermelon

 

[David Stillie]

Yes.

 

[Cranky]

And you don't have to worry about a dang crush sleeve because 741 doesn't have one....

 

[watermelon]

awesome. Thanks!

all vids mentioned to mark orientation of the nut before disassembly and to keep track of threads showing and install back with both items matching. will do that.


watermelon

 

[R/T Boy 67]

With a 741, just torque the nut to factory specs, and forget it. The marking the nut business is for a crush sleeve rear, and that goes out the window with a yoke change.

 

[watermelon]

^^^Thank you!^^^




watermelon

 

[Nate S]

You’ll find an impact wrench quite handy for this....

 

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