Loose tailshaft?
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09-19-2010 | 03:00 PM
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Loose tailshaft?
When putting on my bodylift yesterday, I decided to check the u joints while I was under there. The truck was in neutral with the wheels blocked and I noticed that either the tailshaft had play in it and the front u joint did. I'm not sure if the tail shaft is supposed to have a little play, but I know that the u joint isn't. The front u joint looks original. This could be where my vibration is coming from that shakes the truck at 45 mph.
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09-19-2010 | 03:15 PM
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when the trans is in park, there is some rotational play in the drive shaft.
there is a smidgen of play in the splines of the tailshaft. not much.
if in doubt, get a good grip on the 2 halves of the u-joint using 2 big pliers and rotate one side back and forth against the other one. there should be no play at all in the joint. if there is, its bad.
there is a smidgen of play in the splines of the tailshaft. not much.
if in doubt, get a good grip on the 2 halves of the u-joint using 2 big pliers and rotate one side back and forth against the other one. there should be no play at all in the joint. if there is, its bad.
