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Creaky in 4wheel?

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Old 11-11-2012, 12:29 PM
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Would this be the u joints? Squeaky to. Man I hate buying vehicles no one takes care of their ride
 
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Old 11-11-2012, 12:36 PM
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Also if so how hard is this to fix? Was told the ball joint is bad to.
 
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Old 11-11-2012, 02:41 PM
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there are u-joints in the front drive shaft that only turns in 4wd. its a double cardan thing.
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-16.html


there are u-joints in the axle that turn all the time, 2wd and 4wd.
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-5.html
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-3.html

if the big axle nut comes off easy then its not bad. if the big axle nut won't come off then it sucks.

ball joints are a job.
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-6.html
 

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