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Does anyone know what u joint I need to install my AOD yoke on my driveshaft to go in my 97 ranger? I picked up a u joint for a 97 ranger 4.0, installed it in the AOD yoke and there seems to be way to much side to side play. I think it needs to be wider for the yoke! Any help would be much appreciated!

At one point, I could've told you but I've forgotten.

I remember the stock yoke in my original V6's (Mazda) 5 speed transmission fit my T5 so I reused it and have had no issues. I believe the yoke used a 1310 U-joint.

But for some reason I have this nagging recall that the AOD used a different yoke. So I did some google-searching and found a post from Tom Moss of T-Moss Porting. Here's what he said:

tmoss wrote:The yokes on the auto shafts and the T5 shafts are/can be different. The auto yoke is larger and has a "collar" on the yoke that the T5 yokes do not. If you try to put an auto shaft into a T5, it will fit the spline OK, but the OD will hit the T5 tail shaft and not go in. Ask me how I know..........

While that isn't exactly what you were asking, it does at least lead me to believe that your yoke probably does accept a 1310 just like a typical T5 yoke does. I know that doesn't clear things up, but hopefully it gives you some info to start with.

Yeah i got ig figured out. The 1 piece driveshaft is from a much newer ranger and it and the AOD yoke use a 1330 not the 1310 that was on my stock 97. Now onto bigger better things like gas tank,sending unit,lines, hooking up my electric fuel pump for my carburetor ect......

Interestingly, I too used a shaft from a newer Ranger which uses 1330. But my yoke is 1310, so I have to use a cross-joint.

Different subject. I'm putting 302 with AOD in and going to be carbureted. Any suggestions on fuel pressure regulator so I keep fuel pump and sending unit?