hey guys i had to get a u-joint for my rear driveshaft and i had the hardest time trying to get the right part. the a****** at napa was arguing with me telling me that the u-joint either has u bolts or straps and i kept telling him its neither one its got the thing that bolts to the yoke and all. i even took a pic for the guy and he still kept saying it had straps. we went on and on with this for nearly 45 minutes , seriously. well i got the new u-joint, at least i think its the right one, i havent put it on yet. but just so i dont have so many problems in the future can someone tell me what this thing that bolts to the yoke is? heres a pic


the thing that really made me mad was that i went to another napa down the road just to make sure i was getting the right part and i was only in there for 3 minutes, most of which i was just talking to the guys. the guy went straight to the book and found it almost right away.

 

That's called "a poor picture!".

 

alright hope these help. kinda hard to get a good pic while the driveshaft is still on the truck.

 

I always called them a u-joint collar.

 

I call those "snap rings". There might be a more technical name for them.

 

The snap ring is the clip on the end of the u-joint cup. I think he means the part that bolts on. Those are very heavy duty, and were not used on many 1/2 tons or cars. Lots of parts guys would have never seen one unless they saw parts from an old Ford truck.

 

It is called a Companion Flange.

 

sounds good to me

i know what the snap rings are. i dont know what the thing that bolts directly onto the yoke is. the u-joint connects it to the driveshaft.

 

thank you so much

 

Was this on about a 1967 to 1969 longbed Ford?

 

i wouldnt dought it. my buddies 69 mustang has one. but i'm not sure if it was there from the factory.

 

I don't recall ever seeing any Mustang with one. Not saying none had them, but maybe it was a heavy duty fabricated driveshaft for the Mustang.

 

maybe. i'm not sure. he bought the car that way. i never had to take a driveshaft out of a ford that old so i never really paid attention to the setup.

 

OOPS it is called a Driveshaft Centering Socket Yoke, base part number 4866.
The Companion Flange is the part that the Driveshaft Centering Socket Yoke bolts to.



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thank you