1952-59 Ford u joint

Anyone have info on a u joint for a 55 ford? Looks to have a 9 or 8 inch under it

 

9 in didn't come out until 57. You will have to measure or match it up.

 

Funny story, I actually found out the hard way that it has 57-59 springs in it when I went to find the front of the leaf spring bushings. So, I may ***ume it has a 9in but im not certain as I am away from the garage currently

 

If it is the original rear. O Reilly shows precision #508 as the one. $50

 

http://images.oreillyauto.com/parts/img/large/opj/210-2031.jpg
Original looks like this.

 

Hmm. The hold downs look different than the ones in it now. They pretty much look like small u bolts from what I can remember

 

This is a MOOG #280 Hi-Strength U-Joint that was common with Ford 9" rears a 1957-59 rear will fit under a 1952-56 Car this U-joint at Autozone is $19.99 note the outside clips

 

Those u-bolts tell me that rear probably is a 8 or 9 inch. 57 Ford was a popular swap which would be a 9inch but so is a maverick which could be a 8 inch.

 

'57's use the u bolts type of containment.

 

also, the u bolts that hold this down, is that a common part or something special order kind of deal? Also, I dont think the moog #280 is whats in it

 

Yes, the u-bolts are common and can be purchased locally (usually the same brand as the u- joints).

 

So, the one you posted earlier is more than likely going to be the correct one im thinking

 

Not the one I posted, Jeff B could be right

 

correct me if im wrong, jeffs u joint he posted would be something more along the lines of something for this?

 

No, maybe I'm confused. Your pic looks like the one I posted from o Reilly's which is the original part for a 55. Is that pic of your car?

 

Well, i watched a video on youtube and see why i was confused on the two c clips. Makes perfect sense now.

 

9" came with the flange type u joint arrangement and the standard type. the big cars i.e lincoln, merc grand marque, big trucks. it's all in the rear yoke type. which also came big and small yoke. i have 3rd members with all of them. maybe the best thing to do for you is take the driveshaft down to a driveline shop.they'll get you up and running.

 

Maybe it's the clips in that pic that's throwing you off. Don't worry about those until you are actually replacing the u-joint .

 

I still have the u joint. Ill pull the drive shaft tomorrow out from the trans and have a look at what I need.

 

Sounds like a plan

 

Everything you need to know about u-joints from A to Z. This should be made a sticky, download the PDF file if you want to save it.

http://www.carquestprofessionals.com/catalogs/drivetrain/2013_UJ_CATALOG_CQ.PDF

 

I'm confused as to what you have and what you don't. You said you still had the u-joint, and the driveshaft was in the car. Are you just replacing something (the u-joint) that was up and running with a new one?
Here's a pic of my 1957 differential so you can compare it to yours. My yoke was replaced with a HD taller one, but the original was the same design with the U-bolts. My driveshaft uses the circular clips as shown in a previous pic.

 

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I've heard that there were two types of yokes/u-joints in '57, btw.

 

AFAIK the standard yoke is still a 1310 series. My car has the short yoke, possible that some models have the longer yoke. Any series yoke is available, of course the higher the series the bigger and stronger the u-joint will be.

Then there are combination yokes for mixed-series applications. A popular one was a Lakewood joint we used with Chevy drive shafts and Ford rears on stock cars.

To sum it up, you have to do all your own research yourself to get anything out of it. Selecting a u-joint is not exactly rocket surgery.