Had the truck in the shop today to replace the U-joints and they called me and said I need a new front drive shaft. ??? Has anybody else had this happen to this and maybe you can explain it to me better then the repair shop did. I just don't want to pay $550 for this if I don't have to.

Thanks.

 

Did they give you a reason ?

 

They were talking about the bearing in there. I would have gone down there and talked to them but didn't get home in time.

 

It was prob the bearing in the CV joint i hear you can have them rebuilt though.

 

i just had mine rebuild for 250 at a local shop. mine had to have the stub end and tube cut off and new ones welded on and new slip yoke and all there u joints repalced. they can be rebuilt to as good as new for alot less then buying a new one. i would find a good shop around you and have it rebuilt.

 

look at a rebuilt unit from Cardone, find a good parts house that carries them, slightly more than all the u joints and c/v parts.

 

Some DIY parts info w/pictures:
http://www.quad4x4.com/Dodge%201994-...driveshaft.htm
I did mine a few months ago. Not the easiest u-joint job, but not impossible to do at home. I did a search here at DTR and found some good info. I think the most difficult part is getting the old u-joints out of the "H" portion. There is a CV bearing in the center of that joint and you don't want to damage it. I cut the old u-joint crosses out with a torch and then knocked out the bearing cups. I did damage the rubber boot that goes over the CV with the heat from the torch. Next time I will use a Sawzall. The other "tip" I have would be to assemble the u-joint from the transfer case flange to the H first then slip that assembly over the shaft while lining up the CV and placing the second u-joint cross between the H and shaft. All 4 bearing cups are then installed in that second joint. That order of assembly appeared to be important. A helper would be useful for assembly. O'Reilly auto parts had everything I needed to do the job. I used the cheaper u-joints from them since the cheapo's had zerk fittings and the high dollar joints did not. I did replace the CV bearing while I was in there. Total cost less than 80 bucks including beer.

 

Got my truck back after work today with a whole new front drive shaft. The old one was bent. Don't know how that happened, but anyway truck doesn't vibrate anymore going down the road.