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Questions tagged [drive-shaft]

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PTFE or standard high temp grease for a slip joint?

My 1997 Ford F-150, 4.6L with automatic, is suffering from the slip join "clunk" at stops/starts. My research has found this is a common problem when the output shaft splines get dried out. It causes the slip joint to bind and "thump" or "clunk"…
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Car with broken left driveshaft won't stay in park

Today my rear left driveshaft gave up (lots of grinding noise while in Drive or Reverse, coming from the left side of the differential, and the car won't move). One strange thing I noticed is that the car will not stay still when it's in Park. I…
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What would cause a drive shaft to snap in half?

I drive a 2007 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD. I stopped at a stop sign and as I was turning right and starting to accelerate(Not very fast). I heard a loud noise and the car stopped moving forward. Turns out that the rear drive shaft has snapped in half. I…
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Vibration after the car has run for a while

First question here; go easy on me. So I have an e30 BMW(1989), the car runs fine however when I have driven for a few minutes a vibration occurs when I travel around 60(kph) This does not happen when I just start driving, only when the car reaches…
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Removing a welded nut

There's a nut welded on my countershaft and I don't like that. How do I remove it while minimizing the chance of damage to the countershaft's threads, as damage would necessitate: a. welding a nut on b. splitting the cases
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CV Axle vs drive axle, vs cv shaft, vs drive shaft

I feel like I'm hearing a bunch of terminology that sounds like it may be the same thing or at the least related parts of a sub-assembly. The part I know for sure on my car is labeled as the CV Axle from the parts store I buy from, but I've been…
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Coilovers destroying my drive shafts

I have a set of Coilovers on my car and it's lowered by about 45-50 mm all around, the driveshaft bearings are lasting about 4-5 months on each side before having to be replaced because of the angle of the driveshaft due to the car being…
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Torquing pinion nut on pinion shaft—can it be done with tires on ground?

I am about to install a 1310 driveshaft on a '15 Jeep Wrangler; it requires replacing the front pinion yoke. The Wrangler has a lift kit which allows me to crawl under and work with plenty of room. I have all the proper tools (click type ft.-lb.…
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Should I be concerned about these cracks on the giubo?

I can see some fine cracks in the giubo/flex disc on my LS1 Lumina's driveshaft. Is this crack size serious enough to warrant a replacement?
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How important is it to replace my rear u joint?

The rear u joint on my 2012 rav4 has some play in it...such that it seems like it it time to replace it. The car makes no noise and has no vibration and the car is almost always in FWD anyways. Is this something I could put off to repair for the…
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Is this an appropriate amount of "sliding yoke" visible on an 86 Dodge B250 / A727 Torqueflite transmission?

Looking at my driveshaft tonight I noticed there seemed to a lot of yoke sticking out of the trans. (Recent rebuild) Wondering if this looks right to someone experienced with this transmission/drivetrain (80s Dodge)
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Drive shaft Is loose?

My rear drive shaft (?) disattached on the road, making a really nasty sound. I managed to put it back in place. It is really loose, you can pull it out with hands. See before and after pics below. How can I make it stay in place? Im at the repair…
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volvo c30 DMF or driveshaft bearing?

I have a 2007 Volvo c30 D5 automatic(you can also drive it in manual) Was driving to a friends and the car started making a grinding/metal on metal crunching noise. Pulled over, couldn't see anything oblivious, carried on as friends was only 100…
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Nissan J10 violently shake/wobble when accelerating

EDIT: I finally found the problem! I replaced the front right CV axle, and the issue is now resolved. The mechanics told me it was most likely the intermediate bearing located in the middle of the CV axle that was causing this issue. For the past…
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Drive Shaft Threads Shredded Possible To Still Use It?

Just went ahead to change my transverse link/control arm, the drive shaft was stuck assuming from rust and I couldn't get it free, hammered it with the nut on and nothing, then with the nut off and it came loose. Such a stupid mistake as I damaged…
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