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... I'm thinking the FRONT end, since the driveshaft is the female side, and slips over the transfer case stub, so more likely to get grease into the actual splines from the front...?
ALSO, do I actually have to drop the driveshaft to make sure the uber-grease gets into the splines, or will a NEEDLE ATTACHMENT on my grease gun do the j-o-b?
(Seems the Driveshaft threads end up here in 'Axles', not 'Transmissions'...)
Time to finally address the infamous 1-piece driveshaft "clunk".
My stealership has a little $7.95 kit specifically for this (haven't seen it--described over phone), which includes the XG-8 grease, and a replacement clamp for the bellows boot. This raises (at least) 3 Questions: (for a noob like me)
1) Which of the two OEM boot clamps gets cut, front or rear?
2) Any tricks to cutting that clamp without damaging das boot?
3) Is there an aftermarket version of this clamp that does NOT require a special crimping tool? And what is it called? (Looks like most CV Joint boots...)
Thanks in advance! Looking forward to clunk-FREE driving!
ALSO, do I actually have to drop the driveshaft to make sure the uber-grease gets into the splines, or will a NEEDLE ATTACHMENT on my grease gun do the j-o-b?
(Seems the Driveshaft threads end up here in 'Axles', not 'Transmissions'...)
Time to finally address the infamous 1-piece driveshaft "clunk".
My stealership has a little $7.95 kit specifically for this (haven't seen it--described over phone), which includes the XG-8 grease, and a replacement clamp for the bellows boot. This raises (at least) 3 Questions: (for a noob like me)
1) Which of the two OEM boot clamps gets cut, front or rear?
2) Any tricks to cutting that clamp without damaging das boot?
3) Is there an aftermarket version of this clamp that does NOT require a special crimping tool? And what is it called? (Looks like most CV Joint boots...)
Thanks in advance! Looking forward to clunk-FREE driving!
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