John.. yea those end pieces and the berrings (along with the bolts that hold it all together) are what I need. Dakota has a '54 trans sitting in his parts pile with the torque tube still connected and is going to hook me up.

Jim Carters "universal joint repair kit" says it works with 1940 thru 1954 1/2 ton models, so i'm guessing they're the same parts for those model years.

Joker.. i've looked with great interest at the s10 tranny upgrade.. but it's probably a little out of my budget at the moment, especially considering i'd have to pay somebody to do it!


an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.