Empower Your Motion Universal Joint Replacement for Active Lifestyles

That indicates worn bores or (less likely) mis sized U-joint caps. If caps slide in by hand, you should think about replacing that driveshaft ... the fronts are 1310 series and the rear is 1350 series. The 2 most common sized u-joints. Go to any shop and they should know exactly what you're talking about. The U joint on the RWD shaft is not considered serviceable because they don't use traditional clips to hold the joint caps in. I managed to replace the drive shaft assembly myself and saved $800 to boot. It's all assembled and pre-balanced. First, try simply rotating the drive shaft back and forth by hand. If you feel clunking/play at either end, try to isolate/imobilize the other ... When the DS is out of the truck remove the c-clips that are holding the u-joints in place. There are three main ways to get the old joints out. There are two accepted ways to replace U-joints: with a hammer and with a specialized tool. You can see the rust on this U-joint, which caused joint failure. The U-joint is staked in and appears to have a cap diameter of 26mm or 1.024”x 80mm or 3.088” (ish). Anyone have actual dimensions? Or has anyone replaced one? U-joints aren't bad with a press (even a harbor freight one). With experience you can press out the and and replace with new in less than an hour. I'd take the joint out and remove the cup that doesn't have the C-clip on it and see what it looks like. If the cap won't go on enough to put ...