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V-6 rear U joints the same at 4cy??

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Old 02-26-2010, 05:37 AM
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Question V-6 rear U joints the same at 4cy??

I finally got the correct drive shaft shipped to me and the front joint is very very notchy but the yoke is in good shape. Does anyone know if the 4 and 6 cyl OEM U joints are the same? I found these for a great deal,

https://www.4wdfactory.com/store/pro...t-U%252dJoints

But have not heard back from their tech support, I guess they are west coast time.. Anyway I'm going to use my stock rear half since the one that was just shipped to me is a rusty mess and its front yoke, with new joints... what a waste of $115 that was. Anyway if these really are stock U-Joints I think I'm sold!
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My opinion, yes they are the same joint.

I had a 4 Cylinder rear diff in my rig for a few weeks while my V6 rear diff was being built. It bolted right up to the driveshaft in my V6.

Let us know how these look if you order them, some comparison pictures would be nice to have.

Thanks,

Mike
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yes they're the same.
Old 02-26-2010, 10:23 AM
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Will do, I'm going to clean the new to me yoke and joint and try flushing it with a bunch of fresh grease to see if it smooths it out before I buy new joints. I still have not heard back from their tech support but these are OEM Toyota joints so they should be a perfect stock replacement. My stock joint has 180,000 + miles on it and is still smooth, the yoke itself is loose on the joint, so Im not sure if the caps on the joint itself wore out causing it to get sloppy or if the yoke actually stretched!! Its on my hit list for tomorrow!!
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