Mike,
It does not sound like you have a U joint failure. I wouldnt worry too much
about them. You could do them anyways to be safe, but Id keep looking for
your vibes. If youve never done U joints before, A shop may be your best
bet. If your game, you can go to the library and check out a motors manual
for U joint replacement. I mainly requires a large hammer or press, some
large sockets, and patience. I would continue to look elsewhere. Do you
have a 2 piece drive shaft. If so, how is the center bearing?
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Clark [mailto:mike@snakebite.com]
Sent: Friday, September 18, 1998 6:34 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: could be U joints...drivetrain
> Mike,
<SNIP>
> Any relative motion is
> indicative of wear or at the least a severe lack of grease. U joints are
> relatively cheap and fairly easy to replace if youve got any doubt. I
> usually replace them every 60K miles or so ever since I lost one on the
> Highway in the middle of nowhere...
> BKB
the motion that I could see was in the actual shaft coming out of the
rear of the transmission, what's that called (output shaft???) anyway
I didn't see any movement in the joints other than what was caused by
the shaft moving a hair. If they aren't too much I'll replace the
joints just to be safe. Doesn't Summit have some beefed up racing
joints? Right now I've got 79,000 miles on the clock. Will I need to
have these installed at a shop or is it something I can do with simple
hand tools?
---Mike, worried near Houston.---
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