Rear shaft with double cardan and slip yoke?
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Year: 01, 99, 98, 98,98
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Rear shaft with double cardan and slip yoke?
So like the title says. The 98 I drive has a double cardan in the rear driveshaft. I thought this was normal until I was researching and read about rear shafts only having 2 u joints. So I looked under my 01,99,and other two '98's and they all have just a regular shaft with 2 joints. The one in question is not a front shaft. It's got the double cardan and slip yoke. Is this from a grand or something? Had two grands in the past but don't remember. I was going to swap driveshafts with one of my parts jeeps because the one in question is a little noisy under acceleration. Part two of my question is can the double joint be cleaned and reassembled with new u joints or do I need to rebuild it? This question applies to my front shaft as well because it has the chirping issue when it's cold out. The rear is just clunking.
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Defiantly not a front shaft, it has no compression/expansion part that allows for suspension movement.
That's something someone had made, I would go hack n tap with a front driveshaft over that
That's something someone had made, I would go hack n tap with a front driveshaft over that
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I'll have to pull it apart and see if the slip yoke is still there. I was assuming it was just because the boot is still on but idk for sure. So it's better to have the slip joint like the front shafts?
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I could maybe see IF it was lifted and had lots of flex.
OP, is it lifted? What is it's normal usage?[/QUOTE]
It's lifted. I intend on hitting some trails and what not once I get it all straightened out. Here's my current setup. Lol
OP, is it lifted? What is it's normal usage?[/QUOTE]
It's lifted. I intend on hitting some trails and what not once I get it all straightened out. Here's my current setup. Lol