The only way I know of is to put your truck in neutral,set the brake, get
underneath the truck and grab the driveshaft on both sides of the joint and
twist back and forth to see if there is any play. If there is replace the
joint.
Take Care & Keep On Truckin'~~~~~John
<<'96 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9L 5spd>>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 3:21 PM
Subject: DML: Checking u-joints?
>
> Is there an easy way to check for worn U-joints, or is it pretty much seat
> of the pants? Which one usually goes first, or should they all get
changed
> ('99 4x4)? I'm at 47K and have dragged them through some slop in that
time.
>
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