! NO ! .
By leaving this bolt out , the yoke will work back & forth on the output shaft
until the splines fret sufficiently to where the yoke breaks as you're driving .
As it's loosened up twice now , I bet the yoke's splines are kaputi .
Fix this ASAP or prepare for catastrophic failure .
-Nate
Luke wrote :
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> my transmission is making a rattling noise again. This same thing
> happened two years ago and I found that the bolt holding the front
> half of the U-joint into the transmission shaft had fallen out and was
> bouncing around in the U-joint. 10+yrs ago when I installed it I
> torqued the bolt to whatever was asked, then two years ago I cleaned
> the threads with brake cleaner to get rid of any oil, applied lock
> tight and overtightened it but it has still came un done again.
>
> I have been driving for about 6 months with this bolt out and nothing
> has happened. The first time it happened I drove for about a year
> before fixing it. Do you guys think I could just remove the bolt?
>
> Or does anyone have any suggestions on how to make sure it doesnt come
> out again?
>
> Thanks for all your help,
> Luke
>
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