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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Driveline vibration

I've got an annoying driveline vibration around 65-70 MPH. The u-joints are in good shape, but I did notice two other things:
There's some lateral movement at the transmission yoke
The rubber in the dampener at the pinion yoke isn't looking too good


How much movement at the yoke is "too much?" And, does the driveshaft dampener actually do much? I haven't seen one before, but this is a rather long 1-piece driveshaft.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 05:27 AM
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Usually by the time you hit 65 the driveshaft vibration issues go away. most of the time at that speed it's a wheel balance issue.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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It's definitely driveline.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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Take it to a driveshaft shop, it shouldn't be too much for them to check it out for you.
 
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