99 S10 differential shaft vibration 

The noise of the cardan shaft is actually very clear.

Why did they use a double cardigan U-joint on these trucks?

fixed most of my vibs, the vibs at 60kms were from a bad tire! I still have a little vid around 95kms - 115kms....I still have the stock drive shaft with the JTR shim kit installed......my drums are brand new so its not a warped drum. It's hardly noticeable but I can still feel it.

Anybody looking to fix this here's what you need, cardan rebuild kit #PUJ 606 from NAPA and at least 2x new u-joints. Advance and autozone wont have the kit. When replacing the center ball there is a tool for taking it off but I used a dermal to cut a slot down the side to release the tesntion and it came off real easy installing the new ball only takes a regular claw hammer. The kit comes with 2 springs for different models, my research said to use the shorter spring and it worked fine. My truck is a 00 s10 extreme ext cab 277k miles. I also ordered a set of 2 deg shims to get the rear end at the right angle to avoid future damage.

@Jord717 Are you running aftermarket rims? Or tires that didn't get balanced?

same noise.... had my cardan joint rebuilt. which they can do. the problem is they cant balance it. so its a 50 50 chance. mine seemed great after. but my 2002 4.3 STOCK xtreme has broken 3 driver side engine mounts in a year . tranny mount 3 hanger bearings cardan joints.and now shes squeaking again

You know I installed the JTR kit and I notice when I had a passenger my drive shaft would hit the cab!!! So, I had to do some cutting just above the center bearing support.

With the Camaro rims, I had just gotten new tires and the drive shaft done at about the same time. I started to notice a vibration at about 55 to 65 mph and again at about 82 mph. Now with the ZQ8 rims and Bridgestones I can get to 110 mph, smooth. Just a lot of wind noise, but that's what the radio is for.

Pinion bearing bad?

@juan23huerta I just bought the same kit for my xtreme. Glad to see it works!

@juan23huerta Not to mention I had those rims on 3" spacers. Yup, another $400 just for the spacers. I decided to get the spacers since I got the rims almost for free. So...

buenas tardes tengo problemas con una honda crv 1999 le cambie las cruces y cuando giro vibra toda la camioneta que podra ser???

That's the exact same sound mine is making.

I'm at about 120,000 miles, still running smooth!

Is your vibrations still gone? I have been dealing with my 2000 chevy s10 4.3L ext. vibration for over a year now and can't figure out what it's coming from!!!!!! I replaced all my u-joints cv joints! Balanced tires! I ordered that JTR shim kit and installed it! But still have vibration!! between 55kms - 60kms! then the vibration goes away!! Then it comes back at 80kms! replaced front end and got an alignment! I did a shock inspection on all shocks!! No results!!!!

So if I’m getting some serious vibrations that manifest mainly at around 65mph but are still present whenever the truck is moving, just to a much lesser extent.. this may be the drive shaft? The vibrations are so bad at 65mph that when I hit 70mph and they smooth out like.. it’s night and day, but they’re still present.

I'm having the same problem my truck is on original rims. New tires has 223 mile. Did you change the drive shaft or parts out it?

U joints go after a while.

I'm pretty confident my problems is bad u joints. I've been searching on RU-vid and the web and my s10 is having the same squeaking and rattling this one is having. How long do you think I can drive on bad U joints before I have to replace them?

Re-balance the wheels, or try another set of wheels. Good Luck! My truck has been good to me. Just keeping up the maintainence and keeping her lubed!

You ball and cup centering unit on the differential end of the drive shaft.that is what's causing the noise and vibrations.if you look at it in the video you can see the shaft kicking out about an inch or two.I'd fix it asap unless you feel like dumping even more money into the differential and transmission(or transfer case if its four wheel drive)

As for the vibrations. Notice in the video I have some 18" steel 2011 camaro rims on the truck. I had them balanced and aligned and balanced and aligned. Too much trouble, so, I traded my problems....I mean my rims for some ZQ8 16" rims with some brand new Bridgestones and guess what. I have never had such a smooth ride. And my mpg improved of course. I'm getting close to 350 miles on a tank.

It was definately the double cardigan joint on the drive shaft. I removed it and took the entire driveshaft to a local driveshaft specialist. He rebuilt it and balance it. I drive sometimes 300 miles a day. Now, I am at 123,xxx miles and still no vibrations. I can take it up to 95mph and its still a sweet ride and hardly noticable until I look at the gauges. Also keep in mind that I'm running monroe sensatrac shocks and I have replaced all bushings and ball joints with moog.

Did you fix this? Did you try and get your drive shaft balanced?

Greaseless U joints such a novel idea.....

par mi es el nudo doble ya a de tener desgaste o crucetas es el dela parte de atras

Thanks, but can't really afford anything custom for this truck. It's just a work truck. One bad ass work truck!!!!

You had a bent rim or bad tire in this video. Very easy to see from 0:18 to 0:28. you can see the entire wheel rotating out of round. Slightly worn dirve shaft joint may have compounded the problem but definitely had a bad wheel/tire combo.

Thanks for the reply! Good Eye! Rims are TRUE, ans tires are balanced fresh Yokahomas. However, the 3" spacers where not hubcentric and part of the humming on the freeway, not the vibration and the loud "diesle engine" sound heard from the inside of the cab. Therefore, I sold the wheels and slapped on some Glossy black powder coated 16" ZQ8 rims. Completely went thru the front suspension and slapped on some Monroe Sensatrac shocks. Now my ride is smooth, quiet, responsive, and reliable.

Ese ruído eaonde meu amigo amimha esta asim

Rear "CV joint is bad.Prob needs center kit and U-joints rear joints go first on most cars as they take brunt of tork.non greasable u-joints are stronger and last longer, on some 3R cv's there is a small inverted grease fitting that never gets serviced for the center pin most "new" DL's don't have this fitting, rebuild both cv's if you have the DL removed the fronts are going out next IMHO hope this helps .

my vibration continues from 80kms al the way to 105kms then its smooth as glass :S

Mechanic, not "mechanic" . Hope the holidays are good to you.

You run out a gas ?

buenas noches yo tengo una s10 mod 95 y tengo el mismo problema alguien me puede decir q es

Q se cambiaría.

There was no noise in this video that could be heard over a speaker in any computer that would be of value in diagnosing drive shaft problems. There WAS other noise (exhaust, etc.)that made it hard to distinguish anything of value. I have been a mechanic for forty five years and could not hear anything but trash noise. You were there in person which would make it far more easy to know that it is drive shaft noise. I can imagine there was a lot of drumming inside while you were driving that would drive you crazy until you fixed it. Have a good day.

sounds like your cv joints are shot, get a 2 piece shaft custom made with standard u joints.

U Joints.

Only replace U Joints. Simple

Si

So what in the hell was this video supposed to do? Too much background noise to diagnose anything.

u joint

CV ball is wearing out fix it before you end up like me BROKE!

You are obviously not an audio visual expert. Videos like this are never the same as being there in person. As for my experience, I build whole cars from the ground up which includes building the driveshaft. Can you? As for diagnosing, this is done in the car driving it and you know what is wrong before you put it on the hoist. Don't get so defensive about a poor video with no narration in it, that is of little value even in person anyway.

this is a very stupid design.... i had the same problem..

Compa no agas videos pendejos por favor