Well, the rear yoke (the long one) on the U-joint assembly looks like its shot
on my driveline. Has anyone had any luck (good or bad) in rebuilding the
yoke?
It looks like the bearings wore through and the trunion kept ovalizing the
holes in the yoke and caused enough wear on the yoke to break through (can you
follow that?) Looks like it could be welded and bored out and I would be fine.
I've talked to a couple machine shops ; one said no problem, but it will cost
$100, the other shop said get another yoke - that by heating to weld, it could
cause problems down the road (SNAP!!)
After MUCH searching at the local auto shops / junk yards, I found another
yoke (with good bearings and a new trunion), but the "Bearing end" where it
goes into the torque tube is 0.050" smaller than my existing one and that
bearing surface is not that round/smooth. Looks like this one would cause me
more driveline problems than I've got now - I'd rather use another.
Are the yokes available "NEW"?
What do they cost?
Any extras out there?
Thanks for whateve two cents you can offer,
Tom
'49 delux 3100 that really really wants to get out of the garage and roll over
30mph...
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