i have a 2001 ecsb 4x4 just wandering what rear end this truck has??? its an auto.. any help is great thanks guys i searched but didnt find anything

 

70.


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thanks dieseldude i thought thats what it was but wasnt for sure.. do you know if there is a stronger yoke i can swap to?? i keep blowing u-joints out about every 6 months. so i thought maybe i could swap like a 1480 series yoke and u-joint in and make that stronger, but cant find a 1480 yoke to fit a dana 70..

 

I don't believe so. Is your truck lifted? If it is not there should be no reason as to why it keeps eating u joints. Make sure your getting a high quality greaseble joint.


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no im not lifted.. i have used spicer, napa u joints and they keep going out all are greasable. im gonna throw a set of traction bars on it to see if maybe its axle wrap doing it.. i was also told by someone that on these trucks the only way to go was a solid joint?? havent tried one yet but this is my 7th u joint ive gone through. thanks for the info i appreciate it

 

Im not sure if this would cause them to go, but your driveshaft may be bent, and needs to be balanced, or bad pinion bearings?


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ok i had thought about the driveshaft but then it doesnt vibrate or anything like that.. hadnt thought about a pinion bearing i will check it out. thanks for the info

 

Something wrong with the driveshaft or carrier bearing.

 

or your over torquing the u straps and pinching the cap into the trunion of the universal joint its self .... 20 Lb ft is max .... it will hold beleive me .... use a EP rated grease like Power Punch or Mystic #3

also have your shaft(s) spun balanced by a good shop ..... yo umay not feel the vibration but your trans and your diff can get trashed by just a small amount of vibration .....

 

ok thanks for the info, as for the driveshaft being out of balance i would think that as many u joints as i have been through it would have already trashed the tranny... im still on the stock tranny all 189,000 miles of it so far, have a built one sitting in the garage waiting for this one to emplode