55 U joint question

Posted by Cli55er On 2009/3/4 11:33:37

my car had the Detroit brand rear u joint on the drive shaft when i started taking it apart last night. it had the cross bar piece that i suppose holds the two piece together as a safety or something. but i also had the clip rings that had the turn outs at the ends like the other brand in the picture.

so...is it possible that someone down the road replaced mine with one from a 5580 as it states in the parts manual, instead of for a 5560.

part number for 5560 is 458395 (other Brand)
part number for 5580 is 458396 (Detroit) i have this one.

see photos.

i don't really suppose it matters which one i get as i am just guessing the Detroit was made to handle more power or something. just a guess.

any thoughts from the community on this?

thanks,

Hank

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