awd driveshaft question
update: got a new shaft from napa. $287.00 and that came with a u-joint instead of a cv joint. its supposed to be stronger and such. put the new shaft in and took it out of 4HI, so i thought. it was stuck in 4HI. i did what i could to get it out...... forward, backward... forward backward and so on until BOOM! scared the crap out of me! i dont know what it was but it is now out of 4wd. but......... now i have a NASTY vibration, at all speeds. and its very fast. meaning its not a out of balance tire. i can feel it at 5mph all the way up yo 60+mph. so is it the new shaft out of balance or is my tcase all effed up now? any thoughts?
does the same thing, only i cant turn real sharp. it goes in and out of 4wd, just a vibration. it has seemed to diminish a little. i made sure a re torqued all the bolt and that there is grease un the ujoints. i wonder if i am feeling the differance in having a u joint instesd of a cv joint.
did you have the new shaft balanced before you put it in? cause just like tires, driveshafts need to be balance or they are going to vibrate at all speeds and mainly when there is power being applied. some of my friends think it is funny to mess with each other and take those stick on tape weights you use to balance tires with and stick a few strips on each others drive shafts. when you do that it obviously throws out the balance of the shaft and it is going to vibrate like a son of a bitch, and you are going to feel it at all speeds. i would start with getting the shaft balanced first, then see where to go from there
did you have the new shaft balanced before you put it in? cause just like tires, driveshafts need to be balance or they are going to vibrate at all speeds and mainly when there is power being applied. some of my friends think it is funny to mess with each other and take those stick on tape weights you use to balance tires with and stick a few strips on each others drive shafts. when you do that it obviously throws out the balance of the shaft and it is going to vibrate like a son of a bitch, and you are going to feel it at all speeds. i would start with getting the shaft balanced first, then see where to go from there






