I had the same thing at my NAPA too. The guy gave my three joints and the wrong ones too. So after my guy had the drive shaft out I went back and got the right ones and they had all five. I have about 75 miles on it including slab driving and everthing's OK.
I just bought universal joints for my '60 from NAPA, they had them in stock.
However be sure you get the proper number of them. The chart my NAPA guy had
showed the Imperials having a one piece drive shaft. It had been twenty years
since I last changed U-joints on my '62 so I thought maybe my memory was wrong.
Turns out I was right, so I have to go back for one more set.
Donn Reese
1960 Imperial Custom 4dr Hardtop
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Hola Jennifer
Since the two piece drive-shaft was used in several years I will address this
to all.
Before you remove the unit from the car place a long section of tape on the
front and rear sections of the center. What you are doing is making it easy to
align the splines when you put it back together and want to keep the balance
the same.
The center rubber section I got from our famed supplier just So. of the bay
area. His name is: Lowell G. Howe @ 1-209-892-3464 . He will require your
old piece so be nice to it. The Univ Joints are from the NAPA down the street.
Rodger & Gabby
Colo Spgs
'47 De Soto Custom w/Fluid Drive & passenger door mounted swamp cooler
'62 Crown Coupe w/std A/C & Auto-Pilot
'66 Le Baron w/dual A/C & reverbed AM/FM
'70 Overlander - InterNational Dbl
'70 W100 w/318, NP 4 Spd, 3:55 & Short Box
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