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Hi folks - next installment! Well, I pulled out the 316/7290's as gentle as I could and fitted the 534G units - with loctite bearing retainer to stop the caps rotating - and everthing moved a lot easier. Pretty confident that the cross will move in the cap before the caps rotate in the yoke or...

Hi folks Going further - yes "Moog Mexico" does lack the precision of a US part!! The 543G's arrived and fit ok in the tailshaft at one end - nowhere near as much drag when turning as the 316 ones -but one cap at the other end just pushed in. Locktite 222 to the rescue! Worse at the yoke - both...

Thanks folks. So it looks like my purchasing a few Moog 316's and 534G's was a waste if they have gone to crap but the last ones I had were "made in USA". Perhaps this is that new southern state that makes all the Hemi 5.7's and 6.4's? :-) Either way, just about anything is better than the crap...

Hi folks Ok, this may sound odd for you US guys but Australian 4 speeds with the heavy diff option run much the same yoke as your 727 - 29 spline, 7290 uni-joints. Now, the problem. At one stage, some 20 years ago, I could not get any 7290 - Moog 316 - uni joints at all so I took the tailshaft...