bkahler Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 I'm trying to find out if this particular Spicer yoke had a grease seal & cap on the tail end to keep the grease captured. So far I've not found any pictures showing a seal & cap. I would find it odd if there wasn't one there originally. Anyone have Spicer yoke like this one they can check? Thanks! Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Stephenson Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 freeze plug, just do it. Charlie Stephenson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkahler Posted January 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 16 minutes ago, Charlie Stephenson said: freeze plug, just do it. Charlie Stephenson I think you might be referring to the u-joint end. I'm referring to the splined end. I'm used to seeing a felt seal and some sort of threaded metal retainer to keep the grease in and dirt out. This yoke isn't threaded so I'm a little confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Here's a yoke installed on a Fluid Drive...I looked in the parts manual the other day and noticed that the Spicer 1/2-ton yokes were the same for B-2, B-3 and B-4...it uses an unthreaded cap with tangs located every 90° that bend over the yoke lip...I suppose if ya found a tin can with a similar ID, ya might could fab your own retainer for that felt washer...or just a lid from a pickle jar that can be blacksmithed using the yoke as the form the sheet metal...now I'm thinking about all the different adult beverage containers that I've seen used to patch up leaky tailpipes...anyway, being creative here might save ya some time trying to locate an original if none are available off the shelf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkahler Posted January 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, JBNeal said: Here's a yoke installed on a Fluid Drive...I looked in the parts manual the other day and noticed that the Spicer 1/2-ton yokes were the same for B-2, B-3 and B-4...it uses an unthreaded cap with tangs located every 90° that bend over the yoke lip...I suppose if ya found a tin can with a similar ID, ya might could fab your own retainer for that felt washer...or just a lid from a pickle jar that can be blacksmithed using the yoke as the form the sheet metal...now I'm thinking about all the different adult beverage containers that I've seen used to patch up leaky tailpipes...anyway, being creative here might save ya some time trying to locate an original if none are available off the shelf Bend over tabs makes sense. Did you use see the cap in the parts manual? If so I guess I didn't look hard enough. I'm sure I can get creative enough to make a cap although I think beverage cans are probably a little to large in diameter! The splines themselves are 1-1/4" so figure another 1/2" to match the diameter of the yoke, 1-3/4". Dang, now I'm going to spend the rest of the weekend looking at old cans ? Thanks! Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Here's a Cleveland out of a 1/2 ton truck with the 4 tang grease cap retainer out of a 50 Dodge panel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkahler Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Dodgeb4ya said: Here's a Cleveland out of a 1/2 ton truck with the 4 tang grease cap retainer out of a 50 Dodge panel Thanks! Great picture. Not to figure out what beverage can best approximates that profile ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkahler Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Do you suppose this is the right Spicer dust cap ?! I'll know in a few days, I just ordered one JB's going to be disappointed because I won't have to blacksmith anything ? Brad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-T-53 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Looks promising... Otherwise, for beverage containers, I would look at canned sake. The cans are small and sometimes made from steel too. There's a restaurant out here that serves what might be the perfect can... #4 below. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkahler Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, John-T-53 said: Looks promising... Otherwise, for beverage containers, I would look at canned sake. The cans are small and sometimes made from steel too. There's a restaurant out here that serves what might be the perfect can... #4 below. ? ? California is a long way to go just for a dust cap! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkahler Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 I guess I wasn't to observant the last time looked through the parts manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkahler Posted January 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just to probably close out this thread I did receive the dust shield today and it does indeed fit my Spicer 16 spline, 1-1/4" diameter yoke! One more item crossed off my list Brad 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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