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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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Alright, well last Tuesday I broke my rear yoke by my rear drive axle and the u-joint, I replaced both on Friday when it all got to my house all from the Jeep dealership. It came in a Mopar box as usual.... I get the seal, yoke, u-joint all installed with the drive shaft mounted and what not. So I start the Jeep go for a test drive, and this is where my problem is.. I give it some gas getting it up to 15mph and let off the gas a little and I get a nice buzzing sound like there's something rubbing or something is loose and its slapping but there's not every thing is at its tork specs of what needs it. I replaced the u-joint up by the T-Case last summer of 2009. But what I am thinking is when my u-joint broke on me I think the drive shaft slapped up against the body a few times and fell on the ground causing the drive shaft to bend a little. So do I need my drive shaft re-balanced or do I need to get a new one, or just replace the u-joint up by the T-Case? Please reply as soon as possible.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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If your DS is bent, it will need replacement.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:20 PM
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but i have no idea if its bent or not.. is there anyway i can find out with out replacing it then turns out its not the problem
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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maybe take it to a driveline shop to get their opinion.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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if u take it off then u can roll it on a flat surface and see if any of the ends wiggles up and down
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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alright thanks ill make sure i do that either tomorrow or the following day..
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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Jack the rear of the jeep and put it into drive , carfully watch the shaft, if it is bent you will see it...... chances are it will need replacement.
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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alright yeah ill probably end up doing that before i go doing some shopping or some repararing
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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A drive shaft place could either attempt to repear it, or even balance the bent shaft. I have. Worst case go to pick and pull..
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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ok well i started it put it into drive.... then the wheels spon for a second then stopped... how do i let them keep on spinning??
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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You need to put the rear axle on stands and just let it run. Then watch the drive line for wobble. You also could have twisted it a little. Check to see that the yokes on it are in the exact same position.
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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i put it on stands and put it in drive but nothing happend, i couldnt even get the drive shaft to spin, its solid still when i had it in the air, but idk if thats because of my opposite spin diff. or not. i dont have lockers yet.
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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is it in drive?
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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is the parking brake on?
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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no parking brake, and yes it was in drive
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