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Old 01-03-2009, 08:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
Beaniam
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time for a new driveshaft?

Since the SAS and lift I noticed a weird driveline vibration around 20mph and sort of a rattle/woosh sound when letting off the throttle at around 40-50mph.
Checked the driveshaft today and the ujoint caps are loose inside the driveshaft ears up at the transfer case. These have been like that since I replaced the u-joints but I didn't really think much of it. Now with the increased angle it's an annoyance.



I'm assuming these are supposed to be pressed in tight unable to move right? The ujoint is less than 4 months old but the old one had become so bad the caps were seized to the ujoint and were spinning inside of the driveshaft ears instead of on the bearings. If there any way I can tighten it back up again? Tack welds? Or just find a junkyard driveshaft?
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