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Old May 7, 2018 | 11:21 AM
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Drove the 69 on some errands this morning and when I returned home I found this spring clip laying on the cement entrance ramp to the garage. It was more toward the drivers side. Looks like a universal clip but it is kind of large for that. Where else could it have come from.
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Drove the 69 on some errands this morning and when I returned home I found this spring clip laying on the cement entrance ramp to the garage. It was more toward the drivers side. Looks like a universal clip but it is kind of large for that. Where else could it have come from.
It's a U-joint clip... I'd be checking the 1/2 shafts inner and outer and the drive shaft to see where it fell out of.

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Old May 7, 2018 | 11:32 AM
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Hi GG,
I'd say the clip is from a u-joint.
(I agree with W. I was looking for the photo while he was posting!)
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Old May 7, 2018 | 01:56 PM
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Don't drive it again until you are sure all 24 of yours are in place. If one came out, reinstalling is not enough. You gotta find out why it came out and fix that issue.
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Hi DD,
I read you post.... 24 ????
I had to go and take a look....
I think 6 clips on each of the half shafts and 4 on the drive shaft.....16.
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That's what I thought as well except it looks too big. I will check before driving
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