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My Mustang is going to my tame mechanic tonight to have the driveshaft removed over the weekend to investigate the Vibration issue.
I have bought new Universal Joints but just realised I never bought the rear drive shaft U bolts
Question is do I have to fire off another Stateside order or will the ones that come off still be useable?
Is it a case of you only replace if they break or do they stretch?
I dont think they will be rusty or seized (saying that now they probably will be!) being a West Coast car everything has come off easy (up to now )
If they dont make it is it going to be something model specific they I have t get from the states or are they universal and something I can get from over here?
They look like this
Cant find anything like them in UK all seem to be Merica........................
Thoughts guys?
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You can reuse the old ones and they are standard size.
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Where on earth do they go? Only things I've seen like that before hold axles to leaf springs.
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Cheers
Hopefully they will come off ok? theres a good layer of grease under there
If Anything does happen I cant find any over here that has the flattened section where it sits over the UJ they all seem to be round section
Hopefully though these will come off ok.............................
I cant see the Vibration being anything else,it bangs into D or R theres definately shaft movement
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Shameless lift from the interwebs but like this
Its so you can realease the shaft at the rear diff drop it then pull the other end free from the transmission
I better stop using the word "Shaft" before somebody memntions "stranglewank" here
Oh Fuck ive just done it
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On another note we now know why Ford slushboxes always took up gear like your being rear ended! Where is the Flex Rubber Doughnut Coupling like others do?
No I dont see one anywhere
No I dont see one anywhere
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Ahh cheers, all the UJs I've seen have press in cups so didn't need them.
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If yours are fucked, which I doubt they are, you should be able to get them in the UK, for example from US Automotive.
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While on the subject next if US car parts, anyone know anywhere that might sell head gaskets for a GMC 350 diesel?
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I dont bother with UK unless I have to
I use Rock Auto in Madison for most my bits
The Threashold is £135 before you pay C&E duty but theres still 20% UK Tax to pay plus your Shipping
I tend to max out an order and fill it with bulbs,fuses,belts,filter etc etc
But they do you Head gaskets
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/old ... /+set,5412
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