Thread: 53 Is back from the Body Shop

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Took the driveshaft off to make a new one. This one was a get me by for the time being, shortened by a local machine shop and never balanced. Anything over 65 and it would start to vibrate. Notice how I had a slip yoke on a slip spline driveshaft? It was an act of desperation if you remember me trying to get the 5.3 going to pick my wife up from work. When I took the yoke off I found that the snap rings popped out of the cross kit or they were never put in. Let's just pretend they flew out even though I've never had that before and I was in a hurry to get it running that day. I'm sure you noticed a lot of oil residue on the frame and everywhere else. I had a very leaky rack and pinion, running out of both shaft seals. I replaced it last fall but it sure did leave a mess.