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I have replaced more U-joints in main drive shafts then I can shake a stick at. I didn't think they where that hard?
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The hardest part is getting the shaft back on centered so it doesn't vibrate at high speeds and that's not hard at all.
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right i have cahnged many u-joints too can do them in my sleep. New shaft should be in this afternoon tho so the wife can be happy to get her wheels back
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Enough of the horse play!
When people start talking about a subject we need to ensure that we are all on the same page. This thread is a classic example of meaningless posts with ideas shooting all over the web. Nobody's on the same page, nobody understands, and someone just bought a part that they didn't need because of it! The whole reason we as members are here is to help people, get the right part, help them install, and diagnose issues!
Now the OP (Original Poster) identified that he had a Cardone joint falure. A Cardone Joint is a CV halfshaft, NOT a Front Drive Shaft. A Front Drive Shaft with a double knuckle in the front as pictured below is called a, Drive Shaft with Double Cardan Joint.
So are we talking about a front DRIVE shaft, or a CV half Shaft?
Featured is a 2000 Dodge Durango 4X4 front drive shaft and CV Half Shaft;
Drive shaft:
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/721104.jpg)
On the front of this front drive shaft is one of these: A Double Cardan Joint.
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages//721103.jpg)
YES these Double Cardan Joints are rebuildable! www.sixstates.com has the parts to rebuild this knuckle.
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/214504.jpg)
And finaly the classic U-Joint (Universal Joint). These are on the ends of the drive shafts and are replaceable.
Next is the CV joint. The CV is on the outer sides of the front differential. One of these drive the front wheel and is hooked into the front wheel:
CV (Constant Velocity) Halfshaft Joint: Also known as a Cardone Joint
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/720107.jpg)
CV Half Shafts are rebuildable, however your better off buying a new one with a lifetime warranty.
So now we are politically corrected.
When people start talking about a subject we need to ensure that we are all on the same page. This thread is a classic example of meaningless posts with ideas shooting all over the web. Nobody's on the same page, nobody understands, and someone just bought a part that they didn't need because of it! The whole reason we as members are here is to help people, get the right part, help them install, and diagnose issues!
Now the OP (Original Poster) identified that he had a Cardone joint falure. A Cardone Joint is a CV halfshaft, NOT a Front Drive Shaft. A Front Drive Shaft with a double knuckle in the front as pictured below is called a, Drive Shaft with Double Cardan Joint.
So are we talking about a front DRIVE shaft, or a CV half Shaft?
Featured is a 2000 Dodge Durango 4X4 front drive shaft and CV Half Shaft;
Drive shaft:
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/721104.jpg)
On the front of this front drive shaft is one of these: A Double Cardan Joint.
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages//721103.jpg)
YES these Double Cardan Joints are rebuildable! www.sixstates.com has the parts to rebuild this knuckle.
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/214504.jpg)
And finaly the classic U-Joint (Universal Joint). These are on the ends of the drive shafts and are replaceable.
Next is the CV joint. The CV is on the outer sides of the front differential. One of these drive the front wheel and is hooked into the front wheel:
CV (Constant Velocity) Halfshaft Joint: Also known as a Cardone Joint
![](http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/720107.jpg)
CV Half Shafts are rebuildable, however your better off buying a new one with a lifetime warranty.
So now we are politically corrected.
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Last edited by Jason Van Order; 03-30-2011 at 12:51 PM.
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What am trying to explain is, we all need to be on the same page.
Not everyone knows the "proper" name of a part, and that's ok. What I was talking about is the ignorance of not knowing what we're talking about.
You could have re-built that joint instead of buying a new one. Instead, we have many of people shooting off stating this and that when they didn't even comprehend what the thread was even about. They didn't ask the basic questions.
Anyway, back on topic.
Not everyone knows the "proper" name of a part, and that's ok. What I was talking about is the ignorance of not knowing what we're talking about.
You could have re-built that joint instead of buying a new one. Instead, we have many of people shooting off stating this and that when they didn't even comprehend what the thread was even about. They didn't ask the basic questions.
Anyway, back on topic.