ok so as the title states im having trouble keeping u-joints in the tail of the driveshaft.... i have had the truck for 7 years and this is getting ready to be the 6th u-joint ive put in.. what could be the problem????? im thinking about taking the driveshaft out and having it balanced to see if thats the problem, was also told that it could be the shaft angle since it has bigger tires on it. im running 285/75/16 with no lift. anybody have any ideas??????

 

the tires shouldnt be the problem at all, if it was out of balance i think you would feel a shake???

 

oh she shakes when the joint starts to go out..... it came outta the factory with 245's on it had 285's on it when i bought it and i put them back on when i bought tires... you have any ideas???? just thought the angle of the shaft to the rear end could be off

 

get the shaft balanced, get a new yoke, and use a quality greasable u-joint.

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also check pinion bearing for in/out, side to side play.

 

You could be having a lot of axle wrap causing extreme angles on acceleration.

 

ok thanks dieseldude for the info... where is a good place to get a yoke?? and i have been running the napa precision u-joints that are gresable...

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i had thought about this too, a set of traction bars would solve that issue wouldnt it????

 

the guy before me had the rear diff rebuilt and had a monster sized yoke in mine not sure whats the make on it.

 

i found a web site last night that had them and i forgot to save the site now i cant remember what it was!!!!!! they had some monster ones on there i looked at

 

try the dodge dealer, or contact dana/spicer. Order Parts | Spicer Parts

 

go to a driveline shop and get the visteon or spicer non-greasable u joints they are the only ones that last I could tear up a greasable joint in 6 months. I put new joints in my truck winter of 2009 and they are still holding up well and I did drag race my truck for a full year on them running high 11's to low 12's. my greasble joints had to be changed every 6 months or they changed themselves