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[MENTION][/MENTION]So I have a ujoint popping and making noise so I go to my part time job at Oreillys and look up ujoints, only 18 options! Wtf! So I have to disassemble it to make sure I get them right! Wtf? Why can't there be just one? Would that be too much to ask? Lmao
 

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[MENTION][/MENTION]So I have a ujoint popping and making noise so I go to my part time job at Oreillys and look up ujoints, only 18 options! Wtf! So I have to disassemble it to make sure I get them right! Wtf? Why can't there be just one? Would that be too much to ask? Lmao

Buy the spicers only option in my book bit yes many different sizes and parts guys always give me the wrong ones I take em with me to store now
 

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Yeah I looked at them, gonna have to take mine out to get the sizes. Just hoping that it's not any of the special order 5 to 7 business day ujoints. Lol I hate waiting on parts.
 

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Doubt it they had mine on hand
 

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Yup I got two spicers from work, whoohoo! had the joy of getting it all back together while pouring down rain! Was pretty dry under the truck for a little while! Then the flood came! Lmao
 

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Rain missed me today up in bloomingtom
 

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It's been off and on all day, let up long enough to get the driveshaft out and to get the ujoint pressed in but then poured on me when I got it home to reassemble! Lol
 
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At least you were under it lol
 

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Yeah it was ok until the little hill I park next to channelled the water under the truck! It pools up real good in my parking spot! Lol
 

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x2 on the Spicers. only ones I will buy. for our trucks just remember there are only 2 u-joints the big one and the small one. that's all you need to know. highdesertranger
 

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