Removing driveshafts

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At least get both joints at the double cardan replaced.

 

[bobbywalter]

if you were in detroit i would tell you to go to ring and pinion and get a new shaft with a single joint on each end and a new output shaft flat flange for the t case with 8 new proper bolts and get on with it..


i like the single setups better. easy to fix on the side of the road.


those are tough to rebuild for the uninitiated....if you have a shop near you figure 175 with nice new spicer parts and rebalance

 

[tidmarshsmiths5]

Good news bad news...I pulled the cardan double apart...good news none of the bearings came out so I slipped it back on...seems ok...got one of the ujoints out...gonna go buy 2 and see what I can do...think that if I put the 1st one in and then put the 2nd one in I can keep this thing together and not have a problem...we shall see...

oh yeah, bad news...I don't have a clue but i'm learning on the fly

 

[tidmarshsmiths5]

got it all back together and now I've got a squeak scrub sound coming from that double cardan unit when I drive it...taking it all back out now

 

[tidmarshsmiths5]

Knock on some wood...noise free and runs ok. I took 2 of the dust clips out from the sides that the bolts held in place - they were keeping it from having a good alignment or seal - when I took it back apart you could see a little groove where they were rubbing weird.

Thank God, no more clunk tink clunk when I start off or change gears...should have known that was all it was (I really thought it was something to do with the clutch)...the good news is that it doesn't seem to have that hesitation when shifting gears like it was clink, clunk go...

Look how worn the u joint was (by the way, advance didn't have any Moogs (would be Monday) and this is the only one Autozone had - gonna order the 3 from RockAuto when I get paid and since I now know how to drop this thing, I'm gonna take it over to a drive shaft shop in town and have them make her like new just to ease my mind).

 

[wildbill23c]

Dang those look a tad worn out LOL. Wonder how bad mine are, doubt they've ever been done given the other stuff I've been finding that's 30 years old .

 

[tidmarshsmiths5]

Dang those look a tad worn out LOL. Wonder how bad mine are, doubt they've ever been done given the other stuff I've been finding that's 30 years old .

so true...

 

[bobbywalter]

consider yourself initiated

 

[tidmarshsmiths5]

consider yourself initiated

Can I just skip the initiation next time and pay...haha!

Good news is I learned and it isn't all bad...now, I can tear it out pretty quick and put it back together so if I'm ever out and it goes I can make it work!

Will get me some good parts (they didn't have any lifetime warranty parts) and throw them in my "emergency" bucket I carry with the old truck.

Thank you to all of you that helped me! Without this site I would have paid someone to do this in about 7 weeks when I could afford it...you gents are the best! I wish I had y'alls mechanical aptitude (my brother has it but he was too busy to come by and I hate to always ask him for help as he is constantly fixing people's stuff)...again, thank you!

 

[swynx]

You'll find the first time doing any thing on these trucks can be a bit over whelming. But you'll quickly get the hang of it.

 

[b2owner]

Did it today n only took a half hour. PB Blast is the shit for rust n dirty parts put a 12 mm rench on them bolts and put a lil hammer power behind it. Didn't even jack it up. Just did 2 bolts on both front n back in drive. Then put it in nutral rolled it till the other bolts where easy to get to. And I marked both ends before installing the new one.The one thing I know for sure is PB Blast is the shit on these old rust buckets