Interchangable driveshafts?
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Interchangable driveshafts?
So long story short this weekend i got stuck while driving over snow piles. After i finally got out i noticed serious vibration starting at 20mph. I looked around under the truck today and noticed a sizable dent in the rear drive shaft. I would prefer to get one from a junk yard, rather than spending a lot of $$$ on a new one. I am wondering which models/years are compatible with my truck. I read the gen2 short bed club cab is close, but not sure if that is true. Any input is appreciated. Truck is a 91 w150 long bed automatic with 318
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get a measuring tape and measure your drive shaft then go hit the junkyard with the measuring tape. if you your truck has overdrive then a driveshaft out of a regular cab long bed might work. if your truck does not have overdrive you may need to check short bed club cab. this is why measuring with a measuring tape is so important.
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You also need to be certain it has the correct u-joints besides the length being correct.
Check for local drive shaft shops in your area or a machine shop that does DS work
You can also use the site below to see what might be available near you.
www.car-part.com
Check for local drive shaft shops in your area or a machine shop that does DS work
You can also use the site below to see what might be available near you.
www.car-part.com
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Well, i used carpart.com (which i have been on before, but never actually used) and found a grade A drive shaft for $75, i ordered it and hopefully it should be here around the end of the week. I figure i might as well replace the u joints while I'm at it. Now all that's left is to install it in below freezing temp on my driveway, that should be a lot of fun. Thanks for the help
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Well, i used carpart.com (which i have been on before, but never actually used) and found a grade A drive shaft for $75, i ordered it and hopefully it should be here around the end of the week. I figure i might as well replace the u joints while I'm at it. Now all that's left is to install it in below freezing temp on my driveway, that should be a lot of fun. Thanks for the help
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My point on the drive shaft u-joints is your truck is a 1/2 ton with most likely 133L type u-joints, a 1-ton or 3/4 ton with 4,500lb front axle could the same wheel base but have 1410 series u-joints which would require you to replace the yokes on the transfer case and rear axle or get the correct shaft due to their physical size.
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