Posted by Steve Elliot on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 7:46PM :
In Reply to: Re: Winch u-joint number YES. posted by Steve Elliot on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 7:35PM :
Now that I think about it 2.9 and 2.885 are close enough that the u joints must be the same on both ends. Which tells me they need to be shortend to fit in either yoke. If you find an 853 at the parts store measure it with the caps on and you will know how much needs to be removed before they can be used. I think I ground .015 off each cap and .015 off each end of the u-joint which would shorten the overall dimension by .060.(End cap to end cap) Then they will fit.
Steve