U Joints Exploded

Ah yeah, you’re right. 1310 and 1330 are essentially the same though with the difference being a smaller body on the 1310 u joints so the flange might still work.

Edit: never mind, the width is different between the two by more than I thought.

 

Tom woods one piece. Would ship tomorrow if you order it today

 

Gave Tom Woods a call and they were super helpful. I got super lucky as they had 1 Powertrain Industries flange yoke that would work. I even called Powertrain Industries directly and they were on backorder until December.

In the future for anyone with this issue; the guys at Tom Woods told me Spicer made this part proprietary to Toyota in 2013 and it's essentially planned obsolescence. They use 1330 U joints instead of 1310 because it's harder to find replacement parts for driveshafts that use them. That's why Tom Woods driveshafts are made to use 1310 u joints. They won't sell you this proprietary part because they'd rather sell you an $1100 driveshaft. Hopefully I'll never need to replace this again, but it definitely makes a strong case for upgrading to a Tom Woods single piece driveshaft.

 

If anyone reading this does upgrade to the one piece you will most likely need some shims to turn your pinion up. Info is on their website

good luck

 

I had a similar situation last month

Called Tom Woods and had a driveshaft on my front porch three days later

https://4xshaft.com/collections/all

 

$650 for an upgrade sure beats $1100 for one from Toyota

 

Get a new mechanic...
https://www.yotamasters.com/shop/driveshaft/driveshaft-flange-2005-up-toyota-tacoma-1330-u-joint/
http://www.driveshaftparts.com/FY1330T
https://www.justdifferentials.com/YOKT5004020-p/yokt5004020.htm

 

Tom Woods is full of it with that response. 1330 parts are very much available.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog...0l+v6,1502962,drivetrain,universal+joint,2392

 

I have a tom woods. They use a 1310 ujoint

 

Spicer part# for the flange

 

Didn't say you couldn't get 1330 parts, just that 1310 seems to be more universal. Also yotamasters is out of stock, the second link didn't work, and when I called justdifferentials the other day to see if I could get expedited shipping they told me the parts was actually on backorder.

As far as I can tell, you cannot get an actual OEM Spicer flange yoke. The only way is to get one from a Toyota dealer. Nitrogears makes a replacement and Powertrain Industries makes one, but the only way you will be able to order is if a drivetrain shop or retailer actually has one sitting on their shelf.

 

Every single drivetrain site I checked that lists the correct flange was out of stock. Not just looking for the u-joints here