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Table of Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Component Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
End Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Universal Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Slip Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Yoke (Includes Slip Yoke, Yoke Shaft,
and Tube Yoke) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Midship Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Center Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Foreign Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lubrication (When Applicable) . . . . . . . . . . 4
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
End Fitting Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Bearing Plate (Full Round) Yoke
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Quick Disconnect™ (Half Round) End
Yoke Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Universal Joint Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Re-lubable Style Universal Joints . . . . . . . . 8
Permanently Greased Plug Style
Universal Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Slip Member Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Center Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Midship End Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Spicer 10 Series™ Universal Joint and
Slip Members Lubrication Intervals . . . . . .11
Lubrication for Universal Joints . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Grease Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Lubrication Procedure for Universal Joints 12
Quick Disconnect™ (Half Round)
Universal Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Bearing Plate (Full Round) Universal
Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Snap Ring Universal Joints . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Lubrication for Slip Members . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Lubrication of Center Bearing Assemblies . . . .15
Disassembly and Reassembly . . . . .16
Universal Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Disassembly - Snap Ring Design . . . . . . . .16
Reassembly - Snap Ring Design . . . . . . . .17
Disassembly - Bearing Plate Style . . . . . . .18
Reassembly - Bearing Plate Style . . . . . . .18
Center Bearing Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Disassembly - Inboard Slip Style . . . . . . . .20
Midship Nut Specifications Table . . . . . . . .22
Disassembly - Outboard Slip Style . . . . . . .23
Reassembly - Inboard Slip Style . . . . . . . .24
Recommended Center Bearing
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Midship Nut Installation Procedure . . . . . .24
Reassembly - Outboard Slip Style . . . . . . .25
Recommended Center Bearing
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Grease Zerk (Nipple) Fittings or Plugs . . . . . . .26
Universal Joints and Slip Member
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Universal Joint Grease Zerk (Nipple)
Fitting and Plug Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27