My rear DS U-joint looks pretty bad, I picked up a Precision 330A, just double checking to make sure its the right one before I pull the DS out, wont be able to get another one if its not right
The dude up at Napa didnt have a current book and had NO part numbers for 05s~, only had part numbers for the front drive shaft...

'05, 2500, SB QB, Auto



ALSO, do these require removing both caps? just like any other U-joint swap?
Or do you only need to remove one side to get them in?

 

Anyone have any tips for removing the caps?
Ive been pounding on them for an hour, bottomed out on either side, and the cap will not come off, wont even budge.

Help!

 

I had to take a grinder and remove about 1/16 - 1/8" more of the "chamfer" and grind the old u-joint body for clearance. I too found this out the hard way like you. I did however find that the NEAPCO brand u-joints were not an exact fit like Quad 4x4 states. They are about .010" wider each way and I could not get my circlips installed. So I ground off about .005" off each circlip and re-installed so the joint would be "centered" in the shaft. Good luck with whatever trick you come up with, I just didn't want that much pressure on the circlips as they were "bulged" way out of shape when I tried to install without grinding them. You could also grind the outside of the caps if you want, I just didn't want to take them back out.