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#11

11-15-2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Camaro 69

One thing about the pinion seal I meant to mention, make sure you also mark where the splines on the yoke line up to the pinion shaft splines, after the nut is off. If you put the yoke on rotated to a different spot, your final nut-to-yoke reference will be off.

Excuse me for my stupidity but..What's a yoke? I'm still slowly learning about the internals

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11-15-2011, 01:18 PM

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So what is the point of notating the orientation of the U-Joints into the yoke? Why does it matter what side the U-Joints connect to the yoke? Seems like the same on both sides -- what am I missing?

you don't have to

if it didn't have a slight vibration before, and does afterward, re-orient it.

there might be a bang in it so I always put them back on exactly as removed.

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11-15-2011, 01:22 PM

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center of an egg or a part that connects a shaft to a shaft usually using a spline shaft at one end and u joints at the other.

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11-15-2011, 02:46 PM

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^ That was...I say, that was a yoke son! The center of an egg is a yolk. lol
Here's what the yoke on your rearend looks like. You'll recognize it when you see it.

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11-17-2011, 01:48 PM

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thanx for the input guys, giving it a go this weekend got the seal and oil ready!

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11-17-2011, 02:59 PM

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thanx for the input guys, giving it a go this weekend got the seal and oil ready!

ahem

ahem.......

excuse meeeeeeeeee

did you forget something?

I did not see a new fuel filter on that list.

Seriously, you're right there; slap in a new one. Adjust your parking brake cable too.

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11-17-2011, 07:56 PM

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okay okay, but i think i need a gas cap moreso, SES came on yesterday and i fiddled with the gas cap and came off by the end of the night, p0440 evap something something..

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11-17-2011, 08:44 PM

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okay okay, but i think i need a gas cap moreso, SES came on yesterday and i fiddled with the gas cap and came off by the end of the night, p0440 evap something something..

I think craby put a sticky or FAQ about evap. He'll probably chime in on this and confirm/deny