Ed, the answers to your drive shaft questions are:

1) The slip joint is needed to allow the shaft to get longer and shorter as
the suspension goes down and up.

2) The engagement into the differential MAY be long enough to take the change
in length, but the seal area on the shaft is not. I hear that if the slip
joint is stuck, then the shaft will pull out of the transmission far enough for
the oil and water to change places.

3) Yes, there is a spring. It's under the rubber boot, and it's fairly good
size. You can't miss it when you take the shaft apart.

Roger
White '63
Seattle


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