Things to keep in mind while disconnecting the drive shaft for towing; Omix strap & bolt kit. Pin On Driveshaft What vehicle will this fit? Drive shaft u joint bolts . Ford must have had 5 or 6 different ways they hooked the shaft to the rearend. One near the transmission that is connected to the transmission yoke and one near the differential connected to the pinion yoke. The smaller flange pattern measures 2 3/16″ from bolt center to bolt center. It comes with two new universal joints and eight circlips. The possibility of the drive shaft from coming apart at the splined section (fig1). I ended up having to drop the sway bar to allow access. All i had to do was unbolt the end at the differential and then slide the spline out to replace the u joints. Denny's stocks all the hardware you will need to install your driveshaft. To remove the shaft on my 2500, is the only other step to remove the two bolts on the support bearing and drop it with the shaft. ...