So I am finishing up my rear end rebuild, and I think I know the answer, but a second opinion is great. I accidentally pulled the caps off the rear U Joint on the driveshaft. I put the caps back on, hoping I didn’t mess the needle bearings up. So what I am dealing with is that one tiny needle bearing is stuck on the end of the cap. What I’m wondering is if I can carefully place them back in order and if my U Joint will work fine. If that doesn’t work, I’ll replace the U Joint which is near 30$ but that’s an extra trip into town.

I appreciate any help!

 

Yes, you should be able to do that.

You'll probably have to slide the last one into place alongside the others, endwise; it shouldn't be able to just mash down in among them.

 

If the needle didn't get crushed yeah line the needles up again and send it

 

Okay sweet. I have a press if I needed, but I was hoping not to have to do that. I don’t expect it to be crushed, I simply placed it back on and tried to push it with my hand, no hammers or anything. Thanks for the added boost of insight!

 

Sweet, sounds good. Thanks man. Learning lots of new things with this axle haha