i just bought a used drive shaft, and it doesnt have a trans yoke. i did a search and read through some threads and i read i can use my stock one. is that correct? and is there anything i need to know about installing one...i heard that the bolts are a PITA and it would be best to use a torch to heat them up first? any suggestions...
How-to on installing an Aluminum Driveshaft
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I didn't have to heat mine. The came right off. Just jack the rear of the car and turn the rear wheels to get to each bolt on the differential. It will drop and you can slide the driveshaft from the tranny. Remove the ujoint and bolt it to the swap.
1low03gt
20+ Year Stangneter 
Not really,i helped my buddy with his '97 GT this past summer.He needed to swap his stock driveshaft to another one cause his had a bad ding in it,and it was way out of balance,but the one he got to replace it had no yoke,so i got out my needle nose plyers with the pointed tips,and squeezed,pulled the clip out,took a socket that was the same diameter as the inside diameter of the hole,but first i laid it on top of two 2X4's so the u joint ends will fall out,grabbed my hammer and they popped right out,then we used a new u joint that he had gotten,and put it all back together basically doing the reverse of the above.I know i could've gotten the proper c clip puller,but desperate times make desperate measures to get the job done when in a pinch to get it done.
All in all,it took me 10 minutes to swap the yoke from one driveshaft to another.
It really isn't that hard,providing it isn't seized up.
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