driveshaft?

kopez · 06-29-2008, 11:28 PM

i have a problem! wondering if you guys could help, i put all new u joints in last oct! i stored my truck all winter and started driving it again in april. after driving it two weeks it start clunking from the rear, and vibrating hella. so i brought it back and the cv went dry. so i had them replaced that not bad fifty bucks! so i've been driving for a little over a month now the same clunking is back! its really starting to piss me off! is there anything i can do or just keep greasing it every month month in a half! its a 2001 s10 with a 2 4 drop. does anyone else have to do this or am i just unlucky! thansk guys

tt85_GM · 06-29-2008, 11:35 PM

The driveline pinion angle is very important on s10's especially if yours is an extended cab. The 2 piece shafts do not like to be out more than 2°(deg.)
Has the pinion angle been checked since you lowered it?

greencactus3 · 06-29-2008, 11:47 PM

fix driveline angles.

kopez · 06-30-2008, 12:00 AM

alright that will be the first thing i will check! i was just looking underneth and i can tell that it bends at the cross member so if i shim that up hopefully that will help my problem! thanks for your help! can i make a shim or does somewhere sell them?

tt85_GM · 06-30-2008, 12:59 PM

A good shim kit...
http://www.customconversion.com/Page...aft-Align.html

Don't 'assume' the angle is good or bad by looking at it..buy one of these...
http://images.google.ca/url?q=http:/...V7hf6VVeFOocPg

Then after that...read this...http://www.airridetalk.com/articles/...-enigma_3.html

06-29-2008, 11:28 PM	#1
kopez Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 13 Location: midwest User is: OffLine	driveshaft? i have a problem! wondering if you guys could help, i put all new u joints in last oct! i stored my truck all winter and started driving it again in april. after driving it two weeks it start clunking from the rear, and vibrating hella. so i brought it back and the cv went dry. so i had them replaced that not bad fifty bucks! so i've been driving for a little over a month now the same clunking is back! its really starting to piss me off! is there anything i can do or just keep greasing it every month month in a half! its a 2001 s10 with a 2 4 drop. does anyone else have to do this or am i just unlucky! thansk guys
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06-29-2008, 11:35 PM	#2
tt85_GM I AM CANADIAN Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,909 Location: Ont. Canada User is: OffLine	Re: driveshaft? The driveline pinion angle is very important on s10's especially if yours is an extended cab. The 2 piece shafts do not like to be out more than 2°(deg.) Has the pinion angle been checked since you lowered it?
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06-29-2008, 11:47 PM	#3
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 20 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,499 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: driveshaft? fix driveline angles.
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06-30-2008, 12:00 AM	#4
kopez Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 13 Location: midwest User is: OffLine	Re: driveshaft? alright that will be the first thing i will check! i was just looking underneth and i can tell that it bends at the cross member so if i shim that up hopefully that will help my problem! thanks for your help! can i make a shim or does somewhere sell them? Last edited by kopez : 06-30-2008 at 12:11 AM.
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06-30-2008, 12:59 PM	#5
tt85_GM I AM CANADIAN Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,909 Location: Ont. Canada User is: OffLine	Re: driveshaft? A good shim kit... http://www.customconversion.com/Page...aft-Align.html Don't 'assume' the angle is good or bad by looking at it..buy one of these... http://images.google.ca/url?q=http:/...V7hf6VVeFOocPg Then after that...read this...http://www.airridetalk.com/articles/...-enigma_3.html Last edited by tt85_GM : 06-30-2008 at 01:03 PM.
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