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Old 01-26-2022, 07:13 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
Once the rear u-joint loosened enough for it to spin off axis, it was doomed. Still being fastened at both ends, it buckled like a bent straw. It looks like it may also have gotten scored rubbing against maybe the exhaust. Once a crack started, torque quickly finished the job.

Whole lotta guesswork based on those pics.
Pictures will probably lead to more guess work but here they are. Rubbing enough to cause scoring would make noise and I ain't that deaf yet. I would have thought that loose enough to deform would have been loose enough to cause perceptible vibration and my butt ain't that numb either.
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