a pry bar against the front driveshaft would be a bad thing to do and hard to believe any decent mechanic would do such a stupid thing. but it seems possible at a muff shop. i would look closely at the ds and see if i could spot a dent. if you can show that they did it they should replace the ds. no repair possible on that, i would think.

tom w

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