Anyone using a staggered U-joint?

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Jan 6, 2008 | 05:24 PM

Fastguy

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Anyone using a staggered U-joint?

In my 70 coupe, have a 75 T-10 with the wide yoke and my 70 rear diff has the narrow yoke. Is there a staggered U-joint that I can run to make the driveshaft fit?

Jan 6, 2008 | 05:27 PM

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yes there is and Spicer makes it. I believe it is # 5-134X

Jan 6, 2008 | 05:29 PM

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yes there is and Spicer makes it. I believe it is # 5-134X

Awesome, thanks.
I have a wide yoke for the diff but I don't have enough room to get a breaker bar on the pinion nut and my impact wrench did nothing but annoy it.

Jan 6, 2008 | 07:08 PM

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In my 70 coupe, have a 75 T-10 with the wide yoke and my 70 rear diff has the narrow yoke. Is there a staggered U-joint that I can run to make the driveshaft fit?

Does the T-10 use the same wide yoke, 32 spline" as the T400 auto? If so don't you use the dual sized u-joint on the trans end and not the diff end? That is the way my Richmond 5 spd is.

Jan 6, 2008 | 09:04 PM

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Does the T-10 use the same wide yoke, 32 spline" as the T400 auto? If so don't you use the dual sized u-joint on the trans end and not the diff end? That is the way my Richmond 5 spd is.

I have both driveshafts so I could do it either way