Drive Shaft Phasing

[jac04]

They wouldn't put that in a recall document anyway, especially if it's "keyed" by spacing one bolt differently. Some things are assumed, or they refer to another set of instructions.
If it will only fit one way, the tech will discover that during installation, it will be unsaid.
If it goes on in any orientation, then there's no problem.

They are also talking a new replacement shaft - not a used one being put back.

I could refer to axle hubs in the 1970s where a used hub must go back on the axle in the same orientation, but a new one - doesn't matter.

I guess you can choose to argue about just about anything.

Either way, they are talking about installing a driveshaft onto components that it has never been mated to before. There are no alignment or 'clocking' requirements.

And, for the record, when I stated "The bolt pattern is symmetrical", it was a statement of fact.

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