14 bolt shave?

[Beefy]

Whats the easiest way to do it?
:lech:

[hunter2005]

hit pirate up. was just reading on one last night

[Beefy]

Link? :flip:

[jbellmer]

Sand paper?

[BIGBEN]

it depends on how much you want to take off.

an afternoon with a sawzall can get you an inch of clearance by taking off the huge lower lip.

[LuckyCharm4x4]

I have heard that 13 bolts always leak. I remember seeing one where a guy added a 14th bolt again after the shave. I'll do some searching.

[Beefy]

I'm thinking about asking the local machine shop to put it in a mill and get rid of the huge lip...

Or I'll get a sawzall and a case of beer

[chop]

Circular saw with a metal Blade works good :thumb:

[Beefy]

That sounds scary

[Coastie]

Man up

[Beefy]

Ice cream?

[BookWorm]

:lol:

[ckupq]

Man up

:lol:

Yea I thought that was funny too. :flip:

[chop]

That sounds scary

its not scary at all that is what i do and it works great.

[BIGBEN]

if i tried that it would be quickly followed with a trip to the ER. :hehe:



i would rather machine the bottom of the housing off and plate it. hmmm, maybe i do need one tons. :D

[hunter2005]

Link? :flip:

search tard baby:flip:

[CheapThrillB2]

I hit it with the sawzall and added some new plate. I have no leaks.

After I was done, housing is up side down.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/cheapthrillb2/5520_1191577304559_1082177931_30610.jpg

[Beefy]

Did you take the bottom bolt off?

[CheapThrillB2]

yes, use the ultra grey silicone liberally in that area.

Ultra Grey is the shit!!

[Beefy]

Looks good guess I'll break out the sawzall

[Shotgun]

this done yet?

[Beefy]

No i have to buy a sawzall

[Tab]

I used a 6" cut-off wheel on my 4.5 grinder. I don't use the guard and a bigger wheel helps me keep it straight. I took off about 1.75 inches and mine leaks. But I believe it has more to do with the homemade diff cover that I didn't have milled back flat after welding.

[CheapThrillB2]

I thought about the home made cover route, but decided on the Ruff stuff cover that was already assmebled and welded before delivery.

[Beefy]

I'll have a solid cover on mine :thumb:

[LuckyCharm4x4]

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=810253&page=5

[Big Hoss Blazer]

Screw all that work!!! Just get these...............http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/techarticles/drivetrain/131_0908_axletech_bolt_on_portal_axles_dana_60_14_ bolt/index.html

[Shaggy]

wow thats sweet!! and crazy.... and over kill but sweet

[Mongo]

Bri, come visit. Chop will do the work and we will watch.

[LuckyCharm4x4]

Bri, come visit. Chop will do the work and we will watch.

can I cum? :popcorn:

[Beefy]

:lol: Nice

[BIGBEN]

of course. :hehe:

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

Shouldn't this be in the dakota build thread? I mean it's a bunch of talk and nothing really getting done. Hell he doesn't even own a sawzall.

:lol:

[chevotass]

i dont reccomend going thru all the work of cutting and plating. just use a circular saw with a metal blade or a grinder with cutoff wheel and cut off the lip. then you dont have to worry about getting a new cover made or leaking. i went the route of shaving alot off and plating it. then had to drill and tap a few new holes since i ridded 3 of the stock ones. but then had to make a new cover because even the aftermarket ones will not work with a shaved housing without some fabwork. would i do all that again. NOPE. id spend 30 min with a saw and shave the lip. then move on with my life. but if you want to do it the hard way heres some pics of how i did mine.


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p129/chevotass/yotabuild163.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p129/chevotass/yotabuild164.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p129/chevotass/yotabuild167.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p129/chevotass/yotabuild181.jpg

only pic of the cover i made to replace stock one.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/j_shellhaas/Rocks%20and%20Valleys%202010/IMG_1991.jpg

[hotwired]

Beefy, if you haven't done this yet, borrow a port a band from someone. i loaned mine to my buddy when he cut his 14 bolt, said it cut like butter.

[Black skull]

Did you do this shave yet ?? Was thinking of doing a 14 bolt shave myself but can't wait to see how yours turned out. So ordered shave kit from Ballistic fab. looks like a good set up.
What do you think?

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/14-Bolt-Shave-Kit_p_1728.html

[Beefy]

:eek: no I have not done it yet I'll be dropping it off at a machine shop in a couple weeks.

[Drac]

go buy a carbide sawzall blade and cut the bottom chunk off.

[Beefy]

Thinking about renting a band saw :thumb:

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

Did you do this shave yet ?? Was thinking of doing a 14 bolt shave myself but can't wait to see how yours turned out. So ordered shave kit from Ballistic fab. looks like a good set up.
What do you think?

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/14-Bolt-Shave-Kit_p_1728.html

Holy shit! Is 270 bucks worth the 1.25 inches of clearance?

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

Thinking about renting a band saw :thumb:

Borrow my sawzall. Worked great.

[Beefy]

Not to me

[BIGBEN]

run a sterling 10.25. they have that much clearance without the need to shave them.

[Beefy]

Already got the gears for the 14 bolt

[BIGBEN]

just saying to those who don't have the axle yet, the 10.25 is a good option.

[Beefy]

I thought there was problems with getting gears and lockers for the 10.5

[Black skull]

Holy shit! Is 270 bucks worth the 1.25 inches of clearance?

I thought it was a little pricey but it looked like a good set up. It says it will give you 2" of extra clearance. Had the 14 bolt axle for 2 years now & decided to build it.

[BIGBEN]

I thought there was problems with getting gears and lockers for the 10.5

from what i have seen looking around, gears and lockers are a little more $$$$ for the 10.25 over the 14bolt. if you factor in the shave kit for the 14 bolt you can come out ahead with the 10.25, as long as you paid the same for the axles.

but you can find a 10.25 reasonably cheap cause not many people want them.

another thing is that the hubs on the 10.25 stick out a lot farther than the SRW 14bolt hubs do, meaning they may get bashed up on the rocks.

[MuddyPaws 3.0]

from what i have seen looking around, gears and lockers are a little more $$$$ for the 10.25 over the 14bolt. if you factor in the shave kit for the 14 bolt you can come out ahead with the 10.25, as long as you paid the same for the axles.

but you can find a 10.25 reasonably cheap cause not many people want them.

another thing is that the hubs on the 10.25 stick out a lot farther than the SRW 14bolt hubs do, meaning they may get bashed up on the rocks.

So instead of shaving the dif you have to shave the hubs.

:lol:

[BIGBEN]

or just run the hubs as is. the wheel/tire combo should protect them enough. :D

or you can use a 10.5, which has shorter hubs, redrill the hubs to get rid of the metric pattern and run that. :thumb: