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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN
Here's what I've come-up with. Looking at this drawing from Mac VanPelt that I'm sure you've seen a dozen times before, I pretty much see the U-Joint pivot plane precisely in line with the REAR face of the large, U-Joint retention washer. With that line being established, one SHOULD merely be able to measure the distance from the rear face of that washer (using STOCK U-Joint and washer), to the rear face of the bearing retainer. That dimension (fore & aft) would need to be maintained for confirming a center line with any future U-Joint replacement. What do ya think? DD
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If the bell joint at the front of the torque tube was a COMPLETE hemisphere, then yes, the pivot plane would be at the face of the bearing retainer. But, the center of the radius is a bit further back than that face.