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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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2wd here. Are they greaseable? What should I look for as far as too much play? Can't turn driveshaft by hand, even a little.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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Had a nice reply site spit it out OH well! It's ridiculous
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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i replaced mine with some from advance, they have the grease nipple. the stock ones dont. if there is no play in the shaft then the u joints are fine.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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I assume you raised the rear to take any torque pressure off the shaft.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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+1 on raising the rear up to see if you really have any play. I just replaced mine with some greasable ones from O'Reilly (Precision I think was the brand name).

I had a horrible squeek in mine, as one of the grease cups had gone completely dry, and turned the needle bearings into dust.

Do you have any clunking/squeeking issues? They are cheap to replace with new ones that allow you to grease them, good insurance!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Lifted it. Can't find a clunk I've got, can't figure out how to reproduce it.
 
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