split 336 to close as the said bushing taper body 330 is inserted into the said bushing receptacle body tapered interior 114 in an alternative embodiment the said bushing body 330 will not be tapered in an additional alternative embodiment there is no bushing taper body 330 the said bushing cap bottom surface 328 is generally parallel to the said bushing receptacle mating surface 120 the at least one bushing cap machine bolt hole 322 is aligned with the said at least one bushing receptacle tapped hole 122 to receive machine screws and secure the said bushing receptacle 100 and the said bushing 300 from movement relative to the other during rotation the at least one bushing cap push bolt tapped hole 324 is positioned so that a threaded push bolt received by the at least one bushing cap push bolt threaded hole 324 will contact the bushing receptacle mating surface 120 and thereby urge the said bushing 300 away from and out of the said bushing receptacle 100 when the splint joint 1 disassembly is required in a preferred embodiment of the splint joint 1 the shaft 200 is a drive shaft 200 having a drive shaft key way 210 the.