bucholzi
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Obviously I need to start looking for a replacement but that will take some weeks, so.. How big of a problem is this really:
This is the slip-yoke at the carrier bearing on the rear driveshaft of my 1989 F250 7.3 IDI supercab. Someone had used a heavy hammer and wacked a serious dent on both sides of the yoke. I had to change the u-joint, and to get the worn u-joint out I had to press it out past the dents, and a small piece broke of. I used a small grinder afterwards to remove any cracks, so it's a clean cut now. It's only affected from the locking ring groove and out, everything holding the cups on the u-joint is intact with no cracks. Both sides lost a piece, the pictures are of the worst side. Is this a fix-it-before-you-use-it-scenario, or should it hold up with some careful use?
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This is the slip-yoke at the carrier bearing on the rear driveshaft of my 1989 F250 7.3 IDI supercab. Someone had used a heavy hammer and wacked a serious dent on both sides of the yoke. I had to change the u-joint, and to get the worn u-joint out I had to press it out past the dents, and a small piece broke of. I used a small grinder afterwards to remove any cracks, so it's a clean cut now. It's only affected from the locking ring groove and out, everything holding the cups on the u-joint is intact with no cracks. Both sides lost a piece, the pictures are of the worst side. Is this a fix-it-before-you-use-it-scenario, or should it hold up with some careful use?