czardali

I am replacing my u-joint. My mechanic gives me this part and says its the problem. What is the name of this part?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58854115@N03/7496088222/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/58854115@N03/7496086534/

tomzss

It's called a Rear Spindle Flange. They're about $65 - $70 new.

Red 69

Yes, it is where your half shaft gets bolted to your axle, with a u-joint in between.

golden50

rear spindle bearing housing

oldalaskaman

ok ..ok...my 2c's...pinion yoke
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...item27bb78313b

Easy Mike

Which u-joint? There are six to choose from.

Just curious. Does your mechanic not know what the part is?

SIXFOOTER

Shiver

Easy Mike

Uh-huh.

0Willcox Corvette

Well make sure he installs a new pinion seal too.. and make sure it goes in correctly. You can install the 80-82 seal backwards and you'll get a leaker 100 percent of the time.

It is not available new... http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=27127

my 76 ray

OK. You got two different answers here. It is the pinion yoke. The pinion yoke has the Universal joint held on by two straps that bolt into the yoke and it has recesses where the U-joint sits.

On the Rear Spindle flange, the U-joint is pressed into holes in each side of the flange. Your picture is the pinion yoke because it does not have the holes. It has the recesses and bolt holes for the straps.

Looking at the first picture only, it is easy to confuse the two parts.

tracdogg2

That's an 80-82 trailing arm spindle flange. Going by the size of the bolt holes it's an 80-81 auto with 1330 u-joints
Tomz and Red69 got it right.

my 76 ray

I'll take your word for it. I was looking at my '74. It didn't state the year in the post.