on a 59, your SM420 will just have a yoke on the back, as Mike B, no park brake on it. Ed is right, best once the rest of the drivetrain is in and truck sitting properly, measure length between rear end and rear of trans (in between the centers of the u-joint yokes), like where the center of the u-joint cap would be) and get a new one made or find one in a wrecking yard or from a donor truck.


Mike
1955 Chevy 6400 ex-flatbed (no bed now!) sold September 2023
In the Stovebolt Gallery
1958 Chevy 6400 flatbed W/dump
In the Stovebolt Gallery
1959 Chevy Suburban Owned for almost 20 years, Daily Driver -- sold May 2016
In the Stovebolt Gallery

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