Oh, so that "fix" came along earlier than I thought. I know I read somewhere that they weren't used til the sixties. Now, knowing that they had been around for many years before that, I probably read that they weren't used in these old trucks very much until the sixties. I imagine that is when most of the original bushings began wearing out. Thanks for the info.
I have seen U-joint bearing caps with folded metal mounting before, they do seem hard to find. I don't know if they were aftermarket made or if they were GM made. Maybe someone knows why they were made different?
What did the old U-joint bearing caps look like? Folded metal or Solid mounting. (check 1st picture)
Also, Jorb, assuming I find the time to write up a how-to article, do I have your permission to possibly use a couple of the diagrams that you posted to this thread?
Happy 4th to you as well. I just took my truck for another shakedown run. About ten miles this time. All seems good!!!!
I'm surprised that classicparts.com sent you a u-joint with that type of bearing cap, considering it doesn't jive with the photo on their website. Classicparts.com is a good place to buy parts from, at least I haven't heard anything bad about them. For all I know it might be better than the solid-type bearing caps. I guess you could ask them who makes the u-joint with that type of bearing cap or where they got it from and if it has a part number.
Do I have your permission to possibly use a couple of the diagrams? Yes you can.
