[blykins]

I just rebuilt my Toploader. Installed a new seal and new bushing. I bought a new slip yoke off of Ebay...to fit a C6 or a Toploader. (My trans BTW is 31 spline...big in, big out) I lubed up the slip yoke and put it in. After about the first inch, it was really hard to push in. I lightly tapped it with a ballpene hammer and it went in. To get it out, I had to put a piece of wood dowel in the u-joint bores and then tap it back out with the hammer.

I noticed, however, that if I turned the yoke 180 degrees, it went in without a problem and comes back out just as easy.

What gives?

The slip yoke is missing a spline inside...doesn't look broke but machined that way. Is there a missing link here?

I would think that if the shaft was bent or the bushing was boogered up that it would be hard to insert no matter what orientation the slip yoke was in. But when I turned it 180 degrees, it slid in easily and the trans spun freely with nothing but drag from the seal.

Any ideas? It has me stumped.

I'm sure I could run it as is without a problem...but stuff like this just tends to puzzle me a little.