7 1/4 rearend

I've had 2 failures...
Neither what your talking about though.
One, a hundred miles from home, the yoke fell off... As in the nut...As in PO musta had a new seal installed and yoke wasn't properly tightened. Got it reassembled but only about15-20 ft/lbs tight with the channelocks in my tool kit I had with me...Used a centerpunch to bugger the threads so it wouldn't come off 'til I got to a gas station. It's a Sunday...The bonehead working says "bring it in, I'll tighten it up and refill the oil" , then proceeds with Ingersoll-Rand to try and pull the pinion all the way through the yoke.
I shoulda just had him add oil...
It was smoked by the time I got home...

I also would NOT jack a car with a 7 1/4 up by placing the jack under the rear(Diff). The junkyard replacement had an axle tube break loose from the center section...:oops:

It wasn't the V8 and burnouts I had trouble with...:burnout: