Posted By: That AMC Guy
Can you mix & match U-joint styles? - 11/07/21 03:21 AM
Looking for a definitive answer. Two friends say yes, I say no.
(and by styles I mean if a driveshaft was machined to take the OUTSIDE clips, can it use a u-joint that uses an INSIDE clip? )
I'm down to putting the driveshaft in my '88 Ram. The driveshaft I was given by the P.O. is machined for outside clips, yet the yoke he gimme is for inside clips.
Do I have the wrong driveshaft? The wrong yoke??
I'm fairly certain I can't "convert" it to use the inside clip U-joints.
Currently, I have a driveshaft that takes outside clips and a yoke that takes inside clips. Local parts store and even Rock Auto list only inside clip U-joints.
(and by styles I mean if a driveshaft was machined to take the OUTSIDE clips, can it use a u-joint that uses an INSIDE clip? )
I'm down to putting the driveshaft in my '88 Ram. The driveshaft I was given by the P.O. is machined for outside clips, yet the yoke he gimme is for inside clips.
Do I have the wrong driveshaft? The wrong yoke??
I'm fairly certain I can't "convert" it to use the inside clip U-joints.
Currently, I have a driveshaft that takes outside clips and a yoke that takes inside clips. Local parts store and even Rock Auto list only inside clip U-joints.