help with greasing slip yoke,spline
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help with greasing slip yoke,spline
I found DIY for a 4x4 on how to remove shaft and grease spline,but I have a 2wd with a split axle,after I drop the drive shaft from the rear end can I pull it out of that rubber boot with 2 clamps or is there an easier way.
Thanks
P.S..I do have that clunk when stopping and starting.
Thanks
P.S..I do have that clunk when stopping and starting.
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I found DIY for a 4x4 on how to remove shaft and grease spline,but I have a 2wd with a split axle,after I drop the drive shaft from the rear end can I pull it out of that rubber boot with 2 clamps or is there an easier way.
Thanks
P.S..I do have that clunk when stopping and starting.
Thanks
P.S..I do have that clunk when stopping and starting.
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The pictures they show are not like my axle that's what I was looking for.
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Right now I am looking for a picture of a 2 piece driveshaf.I do not no where to start at,there are three u-joints I see under there.
So anyone with a picture of a 2009 2wd driveshaft appreciate some help.
You would think with all the thousands of post about this problem there would be one out there.
So anyone with a picture of a 2009 2wd driveshaft appreciate some help.
You would think with all the thousands of post about this problem there would be one out there.
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I also have has this problem with my 2 piece drive shaft on my 2011 screw w/ 6.5 f bed. Like you said, Ford considers this mainenance and therefore not covered under warranty after 36,000. Anyway, I went to Lowes and bought a tube of Lucas greese that comes in a tube that you can squeeze yourself. If you crawl under the truck find the middle U joint connection where that rubber sleeve holds up the drive shaft. If you are looking at the front of that assembly (looking at it from the front of the truck), there is a black plastic ring that has about 1/4" of space between it and the rubber sleeve. I pushed the grease in there so that the space was no longer visible. After 2 or 3 take offs, the bump/slip was gone. 15,000 miles later, still hasn't returned. I am sure it will in time, but this appears to be an easy DIY fix. 
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I also have has this problem with my 2 piece drive shaft on my 2011 screw w/ 6.5 f bed. Like you said, Ford considers this mainenance and therefore not covered under warranty after 36,000. Anyway, I went to Lowes and bought a tube of Lucas greese that comes in a tube that you can squeeze yourself. If you crawl under the truck find the middle U joint connection where that rubber sleeve holds up the drive shaft. If you are looking at the front of that assembly (looking at it from the front of the truck), there is a black plastic ring that has about 1/4" of space between it and the rubber sleeve. I pushed the grease in there so that the space was no longer visible. After 2 or 3 take offs, the bump/slip was gone. 15,000 miles later, still hasn't returned. I am sure it will in time, but this appears to be an easy DIY fix.
It took 5 minutes and he was done.
He checked my records and seen I was there before with the same problem so maybe that had something to do with it being a freebe.
He told me to have it done every 30,000 miles,now I can enjoy my truck.
Thanks to this site because I never would have known there was a problem.
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