Aircraft Universal Joint Yoke

C-130 main landing gear actuator end item identification, fitting yoke part name assigned by controlling agency

A component of a universal joint designed for aircraft application. Consists of a fork-like device to accommodate the spider and bearings of universal joint by various attaching methods. The opposite end must have either a flange, hub, or splined stub shaft which is designed to be attached to a driving or driven member. For items with a shaft, the length of the plain portion must not exceed the length of the splines. See also yoke, universal joint, nonvehicular and yoke, universal joint, vehicular.