Ned Bulken
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Grizz finally convinced me that my truck needed to be looked at.. I've been limping along with a vibration in the driveline for awhile now... turns out I have been wearing out my guardian angel's luck allotment...
The rear most U-joint was worn out to the point of wobbling every time I shifted gears, as well as every revolution of the shaft...
Here's how the truck looked most of yesterday
and the culprit:
Grizz is the mechanic, I was relegated to gopher. He got the shaft dropped, but we couldn't get the bearings out, so he's going to take it to a garage today and use their press to get the three U-joints out. Might as well do them all since it it out of the truck.
For you southern folks, that's rust on the driveshaft, typical for a vehicle which lives in central NY.
The rear most U-joint was worn out to the point of wobbling every time I shifted gears, as well as every revolution of the shaft...
Here's how the truck looked most of yesterday
and the culprit:
Grizz is the mechanic, I was relegated to gopher. He got the shaft dropped, but we couldn't get the bearings out, so he's going to take it to a garage today and use their press to get the three U-joints out. Might as well do them all since it it out of the truck.
For you southern folks, that's rust on the driveshaft, typical for a vehicle which lives in central NY.
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