[Spridgets] d shaft universal

[Jim Johnson]

Phil,

To the best of my knowledge once the shaft is removed the U-joints and yokes
can be played with.. making them move through their whole range of motion
will quickly determine which is bad. I put the drive shaft in a vice and
then run the U-joint through a range of motion check by hand. You can feel
it if the U-joint is the slightest bit sloppy and any direction. In your
case, I'd advise just replace the U-joints while you have everything out.
They are cheap and the piece of mind is well worth it. You may have to take
it to a machine shop to get the old ones out and press in the new ones.

Cheers!!
Jim

On Dec 11, 2007 2:34 PM, Phil Nase <nases at verizon.net> wrote:

> Is there any way to tell if the universal for a Mk I needs replacing.  The
> drive shaft is out of the car and I haven't driven the car yet so.....
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