I have done this also just to add to the chorus.  Just be careful as some of those replacement U-joints have to be centred in the yoke.   I used ones from NAPA and they did not self centre.  There was a mm or so of space between the clip and the bearing so the cross needs to be centred in the yoke so the space is equal on both sides then that space has to be filled with a shim between the clip and the bearing cap.

On 2011-02-10, at 6:28 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> U joint is replaceable, I and others have done it. I used Precision
> brand, part #813.

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