Drive train / Pinion yoke Question please help

[Vddiaz94]

Good evening, I recently had a minor accident where my drive shaft came off while going 70 on the freeway. After getting my 1500 back home I took a closer look and my drive shaft came from the pinion yoke due to one of the U-joint needle bearings falling off. I have provided pictures of this. So my questions are how can I find needle bearing replacements I believe they're called? and how to measure them. My next question is do I have to balance or reposition my driveshaft because I can see this being an issue or can I directly install my driveshaft? Okay, my last question is should I buy a new pinion yoke and U-joint because i saw that there was a burr inside of the yoke will this negatively affect my needle-bearing caps?

I'm asking these questions because of this video about U-Joints and want to make sure i don't mess anything up more than it is.

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[Komet]

I'd replace the u-joint and pinion yoke. If you have vibrations afterwards, have the driveshaft balanced. Just replacing a u-joint won't cause a need for balancing, but who knows what happened when it fell off.

 

[tpass]

that pinion yoke looks fine in the picture. It may have cracked, but the same thing happened to me in my 98 Camaro z/28 6 speed on the front yoke. It tore a chunk out of the yoke. I replaced the u joint and drove it that way for 3 months until I found a replacement driveshaft. I didn't drive it easy either.

your u-joint is toast and lost a cap, They are not repairable, replace both front and rears while it's apart.