Driveshaft problems

tonyp99 · 06-30-2008, 03:41 AM

so I bought a 99 sonoma witha 4/6in drop about a week ago. I was driving it home from work saturday when I started to har noise in the rearend so I pulled over and called my dad. we got it home and determined it was my u-joint, so we pulled the driveshaft and the u-joint looks more like a cv-joint and we have never delt with those before so i was wandering if anyone on here has delt with these and is their anything special i have to do because it is lowered? Please help!!! thanks.

tt85_GM · 06-30-2008, 01:06 PM

Yeah buy a driveshaft with single joints.

lookin4truck · 06-30-2008, 02:20 PM

If you have double cardan joints you don't have to but a new driveshaft. I have dwelled over this decicion for a while trying to decide whether to rebuild my driveshaft or get another driveshaft without those double cardans. I rebuilt mine and it only cost slightly over $40 and I am good to go. No more clicking or vibrations. People will say do not rebuild them and that they are shit but they will last if you grease them regularly and make sure your pinion angle is good. It does take a little longer to rebuild them and it's a little more of a hassel but it really isn't bad at all. Just takes some time. Don't let these other people on here fool you.

lookin4truck · 06-30-2008, 02:25 PM

Oh yeah and you might want to make sure your center bearing bushing/mount plate is in good shape. Check the rubber around the inside of that square bracket in the center of your driveshaft. If it has any cracks or rips in it just replace it. Make sure your center bearing is greased as well. Don't be hesitant to do this all yourself. I did mine and I have never delt with U joints before and it was't bad. Lots of people on here say those double cardans are a nightmare but they aren't.

tt85_GM · 06-30-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by lookin4truck

It does take a little longer to rebuild them and it's a little more of a hassel but it really isn't bad at all. Just takes some time. Don't let these other people on here fool you.

Fool him? no I'm not fooling anyone, after re-building my cv joints 3 times with good pinion angles I was fed up and went for a new driveshaft, trust me it's 10x better.

tonyp99 · 06-30-2008, 03:31 PM

How much would a drveshaft cost me?

tt85_GM · 07-01-2008, 12:18 PM

under $400 US

06-30-2008, 03:41 AM	#1
tonyp99 Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15 Location: hazelwood, MO. User is: OffLine	Driveshaft problems so I bought a 99 sonoma witha 4/6in drop about a week ago. I was driving it home from work saturday when I started to har noise in the rearend so I pulled over and called my dad. we got it home and determined it was my u-joint, so we pulled the driveshaft and the u-joint looks more like a cv-joint and we have never delt with those before so i was wandering if anyone on here has delt with these and is their anything special i have to do because it is lowered? Please help!!! thanks.
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06-30-2008, 01:06 PM	#2
tt85_GM I AM CANADIAN Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,693 Location: Ont. Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Driveshaft problems Yeah buy a driveshaft with single joints.
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06-30-2008, 02:20 PM	#3
lookin4truck Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 52 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Driveshaft problems If you have double cardan joints you don't have to but a new driveshaft. I have dwelled over this decicion for a while trying to decide whether to rebuild my driveshaft or get another driveshaft without those double cardans. I rebuilt mine and it only cost slightly over $40 and I am good to go. No more clicking or vibrations. People will say do not rebuild them and that they are shit but they will last if you grease them regularly and make sure your pinion angle is good. It does take a little longer to rebuild them and it's a little more of a hassel but it really isn't bad at all. Just takes some time. Don't let these other people on here fool you.
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06-30-2008, 02:25 PM	#4
lookin4truck Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 52 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Driveshaft problems Oh yeah and you might want to make sure your center bearing bushing/mount plate is in good shape. Check the rubber around the inside of that square bracket in the center of your driveshaft. If it has any cracks or rips in it just replace it. Make sure your center bearing is greased as well. Don't be hesitant to do this all yourself. I did mine and I have never delt with U joints before and it was't bad. Lots of people on here say those double cardans are a nightmare but they aren't.
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06-30-2008, 03:01 PM	#5
tt85_GM I AM CANADIAN Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,693 Location: Ont. Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Driveshaft problems Quote: Originally Posted by lookin4truck It does take a little longer to rebuild them and it's a little more of a hassel but it really isn't bad at all. Just takes some time. Don't let these other people on here fool you. Fool him? no I'm not fooling anyone, after re-building my cv joints 3 times with good pinion angles I was fed up and went for a new driveshaft, trust me it's 10x better.
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06-30-2008, 03:31 PM	#6
tonyp99 Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15 Location: hazelwood, MO. User is: OffLine	Re: Driveshaft problems How much would a drveshaft cost me?
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07-01-2008, 12:18 PM	#7
tt85_GM I AM CANADIAN Age: 23 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,693 Location: Ont. Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Driveshaft problems under $400 US
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