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Technician A says that you must place the dial indicator base on the drive shaft and place the indicator tip on the bearing cap. Technician B says that you can use a dial indicator to check for excessive joing movement by forcing the yokes back and forth in opposite directions. Which technician is correct?

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Technician A says that you must place the dial indicator base on the drive shaft and place the indicator tip on the bearing cap. Technician B says that you can use a dial indicator to check for excessive joing movement by forcing the yokes back and forth in opposite directions. Which technician is correct?

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Technician B is correct. Using a dial indicator to check for excessive joint movement by forcing the yokes back and forth in opposite directions is a standard procedure. Technician A is incorrect because placing the dial indicator base on the drive shaft and the indicator tip on the bearing cap would not provide an accurate measurement of joint movement.

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