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On Mar 20, 5:05*am, Jordan wrote:
On 3/20/2011 6:04 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

U joints are still the weakest link in a driveline.


Yet uni joints are actually very reliable, and cheap and easy to replace
if necessary.


The 'lubed for life' U joints on my truck went bad at around 50,000
miles, just after the warranty ended. They lasted the life of the
lube. The greaseable replacements are fine after another 100,000.

jsw