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The one you describe on your parts car sounds the same as the
60 has. I wonder if there was a change late in the 59 year? The 60 uses all 3
regular u-joints of the same part number. Does it appear that you could swap the
driveshaft from the parts car to your "good" car? If so, getting the parts would
be easier.
John
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Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:32
PM
Subject: IML: Is it a ball and
trunion?
Boy am I confused....
I am trying to get my '59 ready
for a road trip. High on the list of "must
do" items was replacing
the driveshaft carrier bearing. I have a new one of
those on the
way. I also think I have a couple bad u joints so figured I
should
replace those as well. #2 (center) and #3 (rear) seem to be
no
problem.. They are on the shelf at the parts store.
When I
get to #1 (front) it gets confusing. The '59 servive manual
says
there were no changes from '58 and to reference that book. The
'58 book
shows some big elaborate creature with lots of parts and a rubber
boot over
it. That isn't what I have...
I have my '59 and the
parts '59. On mine there are four bolts coming
through the parking
brake drum. The u-joint ends that attach to the drum
are not
perfectly round like #2 and #3. They have a roller and
bushing
assembly that is wide and flat at the bottom with two holes on each
one that
slide over the bolts on the parking brake drum and then nuts to
hold them
on. The '59 parts car has what appears to be a standard
type u-joint like
#2 and #3 attached to a metal plate that attaches to the
parking brake drum.
Now my problem is that I don't know what is
correct.. Neither drive shaft
shows any signs of ever having been
modified. I don't know how it should be
so don't know where to start
in trying to find a replacement u-joint.
Anyone have an idea of what is
going on here?
On a separate but related note... Can I replace
u-joint #2 and #3 at home
or do they have to be done at a
shop?
Steve B.
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