U-joints connect to yokes that also allow drive shafts to move fore and aft as vehicles go over bumps or dips in the road, which effectively shortens or lengthens the shaft.

Measure the U-joint width on the rearend housing yoke. If your rearend yoke has small retaining tabs, be sure to measure the width between tabs—not between the outer edges. CC: ...

So we have to size universal joints, driveshafts, and yokes to power, vehicle weight, and anticipated duty for safe, reliable operation. See All 21 Photos.

The 1330 has the same size caps as the 1310, but the U-joint cross is the same size as a 1350. The 1350 is rated at 1,240 lb-ft of continuous torque and 1,680 lb-ft of short-term torque. 0:00 / 0:00 ...

Typically, the u-joints connect to yokes that allow for a driveshaft's fore-and-aft movement and the up-and-down movement for which the universal joints compensate. Without universal joints or some ...

Poke one of the new U-joint’s trunnions – the part that fits inside a bearing cup – through a yoke hole. If the U-joint has a grease zerk, it should be pointed toward the driveshaft.

Not all U-joints are created alike. These 1310 U-joints shown counter-clockwise from the top are a Neapco greasable, a Spicer greasable, a Spicer non-greasable, and a J.E. Reel H2O joint.

Technician Ernie Fry at Associated Truck Parts in Gilbertsville, Pa., uses a special tool to press out the u-joint cross, ... The yokes are held to .005 in. deflection and the spline stub to .002.

Y’know those little u-bolts that hold the needle bearing caps in the yokes of universal joints? ... Fagen explained that few u-joint u-bolts require more than 20 or 30 lb-ft of torque, ...

Swapping the differential yoke for one that accepts a 1350 U-joint. Installing chromoly axle shafts that must be cut to length. Press-fitting “Green” bearings and studs.