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    Center U-joint dilema

    My driveshaft is in need of a new center ujoint. Obviously, it already has a slip yoke on the front.

    Nobody wants to touch it.

    Do I go at this alone?

    Buy a good "back half" stock 540i driveshaft and just put my front half on it?
    '99 BMW 540i6 L33 5.3, PRC Heads, E-force supercharged
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    I think I'm just going to take the shop press to the Ujoint and see if I can get it out. It'll either come out or it wont, either way, looks like I'll be needing to have another driveshaft cut anyway.
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    I know someone who has used quarters as spacers to hell get the depth right. He welded the quarters in place as the replacement for the original stakes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pbonsalb View Post
    I know someone who has used quarters as spacers to hell get the depth right. He welded the quarters in place as the replacement for the original stakes.
    That's definitely something I'd have no problem doing.
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