You said you had the axle out of the truck?
Did you install it so the pinion angle is correct?

http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/driveline/setup/index.html

You also said the ball housing that goes around the ujoint is hitting the ujoint?
Is that right? Is this an enclosed driveline?

Jeremy


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