ok another dumb question "drive shaft flange"

[85broncduece]

Can I put the drive shaft flange from my 85 b2s 7.5 onto the pinion shaft of a 2000 ranger 7.5

 

[85broncduece]

ok, only differance I can see is the plastic dust cover doesnt fit my flange, is it safe to leave off?

 

[kroussinoffroad]

if you are refering the the plastic flange that covers the pinion nut the ide say yeah ditch it. hard to believe it still there. i know ive swaped arond my fair share of RBV flanges and havent had an issue however ive never delt with anything above 97 so the best answer is: swap it and inspect to make sure everything is 100% and then perform a proper shake down run if needbe.