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94 front drive shaft rebuild.....help?

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Old 02-15-2011, 12:49 PM
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Default 94 front drive shaft rebuild.....help?

whats it going to take for me to rebuild the front drive shaft on my cummins does anyone have any good videos or pictures of a how to guide??
 
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Old 02-16-2011, 10:53 AM
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whats wrong with it? does it just need new u joints?
 
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Old 02-17-2011, 08:43 AM
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no they actually have no wiggle it is the ball and socket stuff inside.. just mangled it. i just bought a new shaft.. but i want to rebuild this one because i am in the process of finishing a new truck and will need one there.
 
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:14 AM
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ok so you need new u joints, there pretty cheep and you can change them yourself with a good vise and some srap pipe.
 
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Old 02-17-2011, 12:34 PM
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The front drive shafts on these have a double cardan u joint at the transfer case, most people call it a CV joint. It is two u joints right next to each other with a CV ball in the middle which is usually around $30 I believe. These things can be tricky to get back together
 
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Old 02-17-2011, 03:37 PM
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you got it 1amatt thats the point that i was gettin at. i know how to change a damn u joint??
 
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My buddy just had one rebuilt, straightened, and rebalanced 170 bucks.
 
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