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Things haven't been so smooth the few months we have owned this truck but we are determined to learn and try to succeed! Thanks to all for your patience... My son was driving to school and his drive shaft let loose at the back U joint. It was banging on the pavement for a short time then dragging and then finally came loose all together. He was able to limp a few miles to get it home using front axle propulsion.
Very few options for junk yard 1995 rear drive shaft and they looked as bad or worse than ours. OEM available but about $1200. Settled on an option to purchase a new steel driveshaft from a company in Wisconsin. It came quickly and seemed well put together on inspection. I also got a new rear yoke and hardware and new U joint locking straps and 4 bolts for the rear yoke.
The rear yoke nut was pretty corroded but fortunately came out with an impact. The old seal was pried out (also a tough job) The new rear yoke has a seal on it already and was seated in with light taps and then the new center nut seemed to suck it down tight. We then installed the new drive shaft using the new U joint mounting hardware.
Driving it for a day we note oil seems to be slinging around on the rear side of the differential. The shocks, exhaust and under side of the bed have a coating of rear diff oil. Yet the crack where the yoke fits tightly against the rear diff is fresh metal, clean/silver and no oil spray there. i can't see where it could be coming from. I don't imagine it can come from the center nut?
Did we miss a seal somehow? It looked like the metal seal we pried out was the same one that came on the new yoke. I'd like to order what we need if possible as it looks like we will be pulling the yoke and looking for any clues inside.
Looking at the front side of the new drive shaft I see a few drips of red transfer case fluid and that makes me wonder if there was supposed to be a seal of some type on that end. I didn't have one on the old drive shaft as it was simply splines on that side.
thanks for the help!
Very few options for junk yard 1995 rear drive shaft and they looked as bad or worse than ours. OEM available but about $1200. Settled on an option to purchase a new steel driveshaft from a company in Wisconsin. It came quickly and seemed well put together on inspection. I also got a new rear yoke and hardware and new U joint locking straps and 4 bolts for the rear yoke.
The rear yoke nut was pretty corroded but fortunately came out with an impact. The old seal was pried out (also a tough job) The new rear yoke has a seal on it already and was seated in with light taps and then the new center nut seemed to suck it down tight. We then installed the new drive shaft using the new U joint mounting hardware.
Driving it for a day we note oil seems to be slinging around on the rear side of the differential. The shocks, exhaust and under side of the bed have a coating of rear diff oil. Yet the crack where the yoke fits tightly against the rear diff is fresh metal, clean/silver and no oil spray there. i can't see where it could be coming from. I don't imagine it can come from the center nut?
Did we miss a seal somehow? It looked like the metal seal we pried out was the same one that came on the new yoke. I'd like to order what we need if possible as it looks like we will be pulling the yoke and looking for any clues inside.
Looking at the front side of the new drive shaft I see a few drips of red transfer case fluid and that makes me wonder if there was supposed to be a seal of some type on that end. I didn't have one on the old drive shaft as it was simply splines on that side.
thanks for the help!