the roads weren't that bad the last time i went to auburn (last year). and i drove around lewiston for that week and out to bar harbor while i was there.

 

thats like 30 mins from where i used to live....Sindey/waterville area

 

Yeah but that's not TAXACHUSETTS.
Home of the big shiv...I mean dig
Every car/truck I owned up there had problems with the right hand side, due to potholes...

And I love those chip roads here in NC... 'specially after it rains.LOL

 

tell me about it, cost me 300 bucks to register my truck....its a friggen 95....

 

My daughters Insurance was 3 grand cause she was considered " a inexperienced driver"

 

Ok, guess this thread kinda got off track, but I wanna trow my in, if you're gonna replace any u-joints on your truck, make sure you get ones w/ zerk fittings. That way when you're done 4x4ing, just pump them full and push out any $hit that may have gotten in. They will last 10x longer.

 

Yeah back on track, and for future reference.....

A quick way of checking the u-joint is to jack the truck up and have someone turn the steering wheel from lock to lock while you're turning the tire by hand. if a cup is seized the wheel wil bind.
You can also grab the 2 yokes and check for play