Bent driveshaft or bad ujoints.

[94RedGt]

Hey guys a while back i had my car on a lift and i got to check the condition of my driveshaft , at first the u joints look good appart from one missing the grease fitting , well i decided to turn the wheels by hand and noticed that the driveshaft had a wobble while turning. Is this thing bent or do i just need new ujoints , they have no play or anything but considering one is missing the grease fitting it leads me to believe that one is ****ed, with all the deep puddles i run over i doubt theres still any grease left in that thing. I also noticed vibrations on the highway , slight at 70 but i have taken it to 100 ( no cars around ofc ) and the whole car shakes like crazy, all my tires are good and balanced.

 

[whiplash473]

i'd ditch that driveshaft and upgrade if you have a few bucks.....if not then i'd just replace it with a stock spec shaft for sure

 

[whiplash473]

wouldnt want to see this video from you in a few weeks

[video=youtube;LZXBjVIrR08]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LZXBjVIrR08[/video]

 

[97FloridaGT]

I'd do an aluminum shaft with new u joints. A bent driveshaft can play hell on the rest of the car.

 

[MustangChris]

send it out to a driveline shop. they'll service/replace the u-joints (as needed) and balance and straighten the driveshaft (as needed)

took my shaft two shops before it got its vibration worked out.

 

[MustangChris]

wouldnt want to see this video from you in a few weeks

[video=youtube;lzxbjvirr08]http://wwwbedded&v=lzxbjvirr08[/video]

gaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!h!hh!

 

[whiplash473]

send it out to a driveline shop. they'll service/replace the u-joints (as needed) and balance and straighten the driveshaft (as needed)

took my shaft two shops before it got its vibration worked out.

 

[philly101]

That's some scary stuff I had one fail at 50 but the good thing was it was the back side

 

[whiplash473]

i'd drop a load in my drawers if that happened to me......the rear snapping is a much better option than the front tho

 

[KillNThrill24]

I was waiting for it... I saw it hit 135 and braced for impact then it waited a few seconds and caught me off guard lol. Holy crap! I'm honestly surprised he didn't drop the cam I know I sure as hell would have!

 

[ProKiller]

i think i'm going to have a seizure from this. but i do agree with MC. have a shop take a look at it if you have the money for it. If not then i would start with replacing the u-joint at least. of course an aluminum one would be the best option.

 

[MustangChris]

yea. u joints are only like $20.00.. .. .. so if you dont have $$ for a shop, start with replacing those.

 

[whiplash473]

i think i'm going to have a seizure from this. but i do agree with MC. have a shop take a look at it if you have the money for it. If not then i would start with replacing the u-joint at least. of course an aluminum one would be the best option.

i didnt know it was a gif when i posted it.....it makes me fee llike an anxiety attack