Driveshaft Problems
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Driveshaft Problems
Well, I finally did it. Yesterday I put day insurance on my truck for the first time in about 5 years. When I was driving into the parking lot I downshifted and then I hear, "WH-BAM". I stopped right away and cut the engine. A bunch of my friends saw me and they run up to me with peices of my driveshaft. I pushed it into a parking stall. It lunch I creeped over to the shop in 4x4 so that I could work on it. I took me a long time and all it took was some liquid wrench and a 8mm box-end wrench. I was able to drive home in 4x4 and now I need a new driveshaft.
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which rear diveshaft did ya have? the original factory cv style or an upgraded one that takes Ujoints? I have the upgradaded one with ujoints and cuz i let a ujoint go bad I had mine break at the ear on the flange that holds the ujoint. Luckily i had another one for parts i got off ebay.
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That sucks, mine did the same thing over a year ago. I had a custom built driveshaft and it cost me $600. But it has a lifetime warranty that the guy that made it gave to me. You can check out ebay for new ones, or get one custom made.
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Well, now I've found a nother driveshaft, but the want to charge me $175CDN for it. Thats about $140 I think. does that sound reasonable. I think that it might be cheaper to go to the wreckers and pull a d-shaft myself.
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I had my drive shaft rebuilt with Spicer parts for 150. Dont feel bad I broke 1 drive shaft 4 times and the other 2 times s i know what you are going through. Also don't even think about putting that CV twig back on there, that is the one I broke 4 times, it wont hold up too well. Put a U-Joint style on there. just remember you are going to have to change out the flange on the back of the tranny before you will be able bolt it on.
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My rear drive shaft has to u-Joints up front by the tranny why would that be.just to make move more or what?
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