Drive Shaft U Joint Bolts

All i had to do was unbolt the end at the differential and then slide the spline out to replace the u joints. It can also be recognized by the use of smaller bolts that use a pair of 12mm wrenches for.

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It comes with two new universal joints and eight circlips.

Drive shaft u joint bolts. To remove the shaft on my 2500, is the only other step to remove the two bolts on the support bearing and drop it with the shaft. The possibility of the drive shaft from coming apart at the splined section (fig1). The combination of the sway bar and the exhaust being in the way had the bolts in a very tight place.

Position the universal joint shaft at the top, making sure that the pilots are seated firmly into mating companion flange and that the bolt holes are aligned. About what you can do with a little wrench and a couple fingers. The newer zooks use a larger bolt pattern with larger (stronger) bolts.

Take off the driveshaft flange; What vehicle will this fit? The u niversal joints allow drive shafts to move up and down with the suspension while the shaft is moving so power can be transmitted when the drive shaft isn’t in a straight line between the transmission and drive wheels.

M12 x 1.25 x 25mm. I ended up having to drop the sway bar to allow access. We also carry strap and bolt sets for gm and mopar installations.

Compress the slip joint with care to prevent damaging the dust cap or spline seal. Denny's stocks all the hardware you will need to install your driveshaft. Ford must have had 5 or 6 different ways they hooked the shaft to the rearend.

The flange yokes then bolt to a flange on the rear axle and transfer case. One near the transmission that is connected to the transmission yoke and one near the differential connected to the pinion yoke. They suggest torque at 20 lbs or so, pretty low.

It wasn't until the rear swap that the vibration appeared. The smaller flange pattern measures 2 3/16″ from bolt center to bolt center. Omix strap & bolt kit.

That's why there is a little bit of confusion about what he has, we all seem to have a different way the shafts bolt in our trucks. Things to keep in mind while disconnecting the drive shaft for towing;