5t341tH Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hey thanks for the writeup mike. I have a couple questions. Is it best to replace all 3 at once? Or is it more of a "don't fix won't ain't broke"? Also on the transmission side of the drive shaft, will anything leak out once I slide out the shaft? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 You can change them as needed. Only reason to do them all at once is there is less chance another one will fail and you don't have to remove everything all over again in 3 months to do the other one(s). Hell I've pulled one from an old used driveshaft in my shed and slapped it on my truck. I had time but no money. Try to get the ones that you grease. More expensive but also more peace of mind. Quote Link to comment
5t341tH Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yea you are right. Might as well do them all at the same time. I noticed rockauto lists them all as the same part number. Ordered all three. And will do them next weekend. So does anything leak out of the transmission side when the shaft is pulled out? 1 Quote Link to comment
Doctor510 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 YUP, it will leak a bit unless you have the rear end jacked up for D/S removal. Put an oil drip pan under there when you pull the slip yoke out. Might as well replace the tail shaft seal while you're at it. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 YUP, it will leak a bit unless you have the rear end jacked up for D/S removal. Put an oil drip pan under there when you pull the slip yoke out. Might as well replace the tail shaft seal while you're at it. Oil may or may not run out. If you raise it do so from the back so it's easier to get at the drive shaft to remove. If on a lift expect some dripping. If raised from the front maybe drain transmission. Yes, replace the seal. It's only $3 and just pry out with screw driver and place 2x4 chunk over new one and hammer in. Quote Link to comment
5t341tH Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Alright I finally got around to doing this. Took quite a while beating the old caps off the joints. One of them looked original. Installed the new ones but I think I might have messed up on one. After pressing the joint together, it was a bit difficult to move that joint. Took more effort to rotate it than the other two. Should I be worried? Also I couldn't replace my rear seal. I compared the old to my new one from rockauto and it looks different Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 The new ones may be thinner front to back. This will allow it to be driven farther into the tail. The reason? it will now be running on a fresh new surface that has never been used. Always grease or oil the new seal so that it does not start up dry. Quote Link to comment
EastBay521 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Pics in the 1st post dont work Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Think they are now in the right order. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 No welding. You will never get it exactly in place and the drive shaft will wobble and vibrate. Find the correct ones for it and preferably with a grease fitting to make them last longer. Original U Joints normally have the grease fitting as part of the hub. Aftermarket U Joints usually have the grease fitting at the top of one of the cross member Tees. As long as the replacement has been designed to compensate for this apparent imbalance design you should have no problem! Just remember to mark the input and output shaft and yoke alignment positions carefully and you should have no drive shaft balance problems. Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Pics don't work anymore, Mike can you re-host? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Eventually. I'm waiting to see which way it goes. Quote Link to comment
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