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Old 08-28-2007, 05:11 PM
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Should i be able to wiggle my (i think front driveshaft) the shaft that runs from tranny to front differential? I just crawled under it and i can wiggle it side to side maybe .50 to 1 inch.
 
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Old 08-28-2007, 06:37 PM
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Sounds sort of like you might have a loose lug nut or rocks in the hub caps. Pop them off and take a look.
 
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Old 08-28-2007, 07:43 PM
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I set the E-brake and bumped it in 1st and in Reverse, you can actually hear the noise when i do that... Anyone know what thats a sign of?
 
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Old 08-28-2007, 08:27 PM
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Yeah i popped all of em off and looked found nothing all fit tight. Even drove around without them and still heard it.
 
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Old 08-28-2007, 11:20 PM
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Is the slop in the slip joint or the ujoints?
 
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Old 08-29-2007, 08:53 PM
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Well, if it's any help I think I finally figured mine out tonight. Looks like I'm losing the rear u-joint. Definately killed it [:@]

Never heard quite this noise from a ujoint before, but there is no question the joints bad.

Strange though, I went over them all about 2 weeks ago during a maintenance period and the all looked and felt fine. This was just a couple days after starting to hear the noise. Quick inspection again tonight out of frustration of being out of options to check and, sure enough, found it bad.
 




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