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Old 04-23-2012, 07:20 AM   #4
Iceman_70
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Re: U joint doesn't fit in the yoke anymore ...

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Originally Posted by 63 & 64 Bowties View Post
Did you take the caps off the U-joint while you were cleaning it?
If so, my guess is there's one needle laying in the end of one cap.
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Originally Posted by papastrk View Post
Yep. Roller bearing has fallen down in cap.
nope ... checked that ... there are no needles out of place ... I even scrapped off the dirty grease on the inside of the caps to make sure they fully slide on.
The sides that have to go in the yoke are as wide as those going in the drive shaft, and these fit ...

looks like the yoke shrank ...
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