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Drive shaft Q's
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:11 pm
by Thommo 73
would worn slip yoke splines cause vibrations and rattles under load and at low to moderate speeds in the front drive shaft on a LC?
the unis are fine but the slip yoke/joint has a fair bit of play in it,
and is there ment to be a cap in the end of the drive shaft to stop the grease coming out.
cheers
thommo
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:52 pm
by plowy
yes to the worn slip yoke and to the dust cap in the slip yoke
if you leave it for to long it will cause damage to the uni's and even cause probs to the g box n diff
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:05 pm
by Thommo 73
so i guess i need a new drive shaft then
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:27 pm
by Modified Toy
you should always pull the drive shaft out to grease the splines if you use the grease nipple the grease fluid locks at the end of the shaft and punches the welsh plug out water gets in and damages the spline.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:03 pm
by frp88
i dont know how bad yours is but they are loose from tojota before you buy a new one take the slip yoke out and take half the uni out get a new plug drill a 3mm hole in it and weld it too the yoke fill with grease and try let me know how it goes
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:34 pm
by Meldge
I am experiencing some shake fron tthe front end...
I busted my rear diff, and had to drive home on the fronts...
What else can you try with the spline, or is it a new shaft that is needed?