New Drive Shaft Contemplation
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The main issue with the stock front propshafts on the DII is that the DC joint can't be lubed, the cats bake the grease and then the u-joints fail.
If you rebuild it with u-joints that have grease fittings you should be fine provided you lube it every oil change (u-joints should be lubed every 5,000 miles with normal use, but I find it easier to remember it as part of the oil change). And that means really lube it, not "Yeah, I'll get to that next week". Good intentions don't count. And you should see new grease come out from around all 4 seals on each u-joint.
If you don't lube them properly (often enough and with the correct amount of grease) you're better off with sealed u-joints, they'll last longer.
If you rebuild it with u-joints that have grease fittings you should be fine provided you lube it every oil change (u-joints should be lubed every 5,000 miles with normal use, but I find it easier to remember it as part of the oil change). And that means really lube it, not "Yeah, I'll get to that next week". Good intentions don't count. And you should see new grease come out from around all 4 seals on each u-joint.
If you don't lube them properly (often enough and with the correct amount of grease) you're better off with sealed u-joints, they'll last longer.
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I'm pretty mechanical, Mike... I mean, I don't know how one rates himself, but I do brakes and plugs and wires and stuff. My biggest job so far was removing and replacing a 700r4 transmission in a 1992 GMC, but it took me two weeks and a lot of reading to do it. And, I sort of messed up the way the dipstick went in... but I didn't leak, and it worked fine afterwards..
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Please do send me the pdf! You should have my email address, but please let me know if you need it.
Thanks, Mike. I might just try it myself... I just don't want to mess it up.
ANWAY-
Please do send me the pdf! You should have my email address, but please let me know if you need it.
Thanks, Mike. I might just try it myself... I just don't want to mess it up.
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(u-joints should be lubed every 5,000 miles with normal use, but I find it easier to remember it as part of the oil change)
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