14bolt question

[30th6]

I have a Cucv 14bolt that has a slight bend in the tubes. Is all 14bolts the same? Can I swap my gears, locker, diff cover, pinion guard, disk brakes on any 14 bolt housing or is there certain ones I need to stay away from?
What is the normal price to have one retubed and is there anyone around Florence al that does it?

 

[jccarter1]

If you can still get axle shafts in it I would just let it ride but to answer your question most are the same just difference I know of are the newer metric and the van are different lengths

 

[blacksheep10]

Jack, chain, then a little heat on the "long" side of teh bend if needed and run that ****. truss it up if needed

 

[TBItoy]

I think it would be pretty cool to build a heavy flat plate with some hooks or clevis mounts on the sides to use as a jack base, then you could just chain it to the tubes in "strategic locations" and straighten it safely without even taking the tires off


A port-a-power with some v-block feet works great with a heavy chain, but most people already own a regular bottle jack.

 

[blacksheep10]

Last one we bent was smiley faced, put an air over hydraulic jack under the center, chain around ends and under the jack, put a bunch on it, relieved it with a hammer, heated a bit and let it cool, it stayed.
Lots of folks use H beams with hook points and jack points to put it where you want it. I've used a porta power and chain on a front housing and kept taking a couple extra steps back on that one. I kept envisioning my jaw getting torn off.

 

[TBItoy]

heck yeah, if you can get ahold of a pretty good size piece of H beam that would be the easiest.

 

[red94yj]

Wide open design can re-tube.
Look at the 14 bolt bible from billvista.

Not all the info is correct as some newer housings have different length axle shafts. Shafts from a 2000 Chevy 2500 didn't fit my cucv housing although billvista says it should. Both were srw 14 bolts

EDIT!!!! Just noticed this is a very old thread. Thought I'd try out tapatalk and I thought this was a recent thread. Apparently I need to navigate tapatalk a little more. Sorry.


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[muddinmetal]

Wide open design can re-tube.
Look at the 14 bolt bible from billvista.

Not all the info is correct as some newer housings have different length axle shafts. Shafts from a 2000 Chevy 2500 didn't fit my cucv housing although billvista says it should. Both were srw 14 bolts

EDIT!!!! Just noticed this is a very old thread. Thought I'd try out tapatalk and I thought this was a recent thread. Apparently I need to navigate tapatalk a little more. Sorry.


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It's not that old of a thread and useful information like that is always needed