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Re: How exactly do I "split" the U-joint and drop the torque tube? 51 3100 RodGuyinCO #1218721 05/25/2017 10:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI S showkey 'Bolter
showkey 'Bolter S Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 631 Wausau WI	Push the ball back forward. Clean the torque tube witha wire brush. I do mean really really clean the tube. The ball should slide back all the way to where the torque tube starts to flare larger. Last edited by showkey; 05/25/2017 10:59 PM.

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How exactly do I "split" the U-joint and drop the torque tube? 51 3100	RodGuyinCO	05/25/2017 9:34 PM
Re: How exactly do I "split" the U-joint and drop the torque tube? 51 3100	showkey	05/25/2017 10:58 PM
Re: How exactly do I "split" the U-joint and drop the torque tube? 51 3100	RodGuyinCO	05/26/2017 11:35 PM
Re: How exactly do I "split" the U-joint and drop the torque tube? 51 3100	tclederman	05/26/2017 11:41 PM
Re: How exactly do I "split" the U-joint and drop the torque tube? 51 3100	RodGuyinCO	05/27/2017 12:06 AM

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