How to Diagnose Truck Drive Shaft Problems - Vibrations and Noise 

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When a carrier bearing goes bad, replace ALL the U joints. Don't replace all the U joints "just" because you have the shaft out... there's a reason why they should be replaced at once. When a carrier bearing or U joint goes out, it causes the other U joints to wear unevenly especially if the carrier bearing is bad. Uneven wear creates vibrations, and later on you'll be changing the other U joints, and quite possibly changing the ones you've done replaced before. Carrier bearings and U joints work together as a team, when one goes, it'll force the other ones to go even if you don't realize it right away. When a drive shaft wiggles on one end from a bad joint or carrier bearing, the other end is binding up on the other U joint.

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I don't know if anyone else mentioned it yet, but the drive shaft needs to be reinstalled in the same position as it came out, especially parts like the center support bearing.

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You might want to check for play (lose-ness, for those with out mechanical knowledge) before pulling the shaft!

Funny this video came out this morning, drove my WRX yesterday noticing a slight vibration. First thing I thought of was drive line...............checking it out today. Thanks Len

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Wish i would've seen this video last year. Cause we just had to replace ours and this would've saved us a good amount of cash. I'm no expert but i worked as a production worker on the assembly line also doing bolting threading an much more.

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Great content i have a 06 jeep commander i think i have a U joint issue do you think i should change only the U Joints or the entire Drive Shaft

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Hey, if center support baring on a propeller shaft makes a howling/whining noise at below freezing temperatures for a short period of time, does the issue need to be addressed or can be ignored?

I changed the tires and got a new transfer case and driveshaft in my 2012 4x4 Jeep commander...and I still feel vibrations when I drive almost constantly ..I haven’t paid attention to the noice much. I wonder if I got bad U joints..steering feels fine too...just feels like when you drive off the road and hit the ruts on the shoulder of the road and it vibrates real bad to get your attention. That’s my best explanation on how it feels.

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Are both u joints on the rear drive shaft that go from the transfer case to the rear end on a 04 Avalanche 1500 the same size on both ends of the drive shaft?

Will that u joint cause intermittent vibrations between 40 - 45 mph in a 4x4 in drive cruising speed? Vibration will feel like your going over rumble strips or sleeper lines.

to me it makes sense to replace what is broken.

Do the front drive shaft and slip yoke need to be aligned or 90 degrees off. I have a 99 F350 with this exact assembly and am suspecting it was put together incorrectly.

In my case they replaced the transmission for a rebuilt and now I think the drive shaft is unbalanced somehow it's all a 250 Ford van 2009 let me know what you think by the way very well explained video

hello I have a mercedes 180c w202 if I accelerate a lot, it will bump a bit when driving, it is no longer gears well, it is the hardy disck thanks greetings fernando Sout spain

Had front tires changed on my AWD 13 Nissan rogue back had good tread left ever since I did that I've noticed a bang sound coming from I believe is the rear of the car mostly after stopping and then going again like backing out of driveway and leaving a parking lot where you turn but it doesn't always do it during the turn help I'm kinda lost

I have a 2008 yukon slt and it jerks/jump while turning, i dont hear any transmission noise that i know of. I do have the stabilitrak light on. Someone told me to try and replace the mass air flow sensor on even though the check engine does not show it. I haven’t done so & am curious to fix it. Any ideas?

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I have a drive shaft in a GMC Sonoma that I changed the universal joint song but I still have a slight vibration what would happen if the drive shaft was put in 180° out

Replace the whole thing. It looks like something pulled from the bottom of the sea.

Caution when removing driveshaft. Ebrake and chock tires. Unless on a lift

do we need to put grease into the spine if it goes into the transfer case? I hear a clunking sound and I think the spline is hitting the transfer case.

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Can someone explain to me about GMs drive shaft that has a small segment with two u joints close together and some kind of doodad in between them? And then how to check if it's good?

Hi.i was womdering whats a drive shift in a 2005 honda accored.please let me know

I have a question how can bad u-joints affect the operations of 4 x 4 in a 3.7 Jeep Liberty 04 model automatic

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my old 08 ford f150 2wd 4.6L dryshaft is coded 8L34-4K145-SA.is it ok if i swap that for a dryshaft thats coded 4L34-4k145-TE? is there a big difference? will it work?

Have y'all figured out the infamous clunk first to second shift in gm vehicles.03 tahoe lt awd with 4 low...

Don't forget the splines at the slip end into transfer case and also at the carrier bearing my 2011 dodge 3500 keeps wearing the blue costing off the slip at the carrier and it vibrates. Always grease at 10k and doesn't last more then 2 years.

A driveshat can moved jus a little to the left and right when is used the hands ? the question is if you take with your two hands the drive shaft you can turned left and right just a little that is ok or it's a problem I meaning the drive shaft connected to transfer case have to be tied ?

I just bought it 2001 f350. The guy was telling/showing me it was vibrating a little bit between 30-40 mph but it went away he thinks it might be the carrier bearing saying I should replace soon and should be only around $100 but he let me load up my Tahoe, on the trailer that I drove all the way down there to pick up the truck with, to drive back saying I should be good. but yo check it out when I get home (322miles)because this is the first time I ever drove diesel n not knowing what to expect he said your going to heat so kind of noises you'll be fine and I wasn't sure if it was vibrating or not because of the tires but i was pulling the Tahoe and was got about a 140 down the highway towards home. I went to get over to get fuel as I got over I pushed brake pedal to slow down. All of the sudden I heard a BAM! as I went to slow down( from 70mph)!! the next thing you know drive shaft is gone and I'm coasting up exit ramp, why would braking cause that, would you know? Its a 7.3 that's tuned(?)at 100hp? This is My first diesel so i'm not familiar with them. I bought this because engine(35k) n trans. ( larger trans cooler) were redone 2 yrs ago. Oh yeah walked down highway and couldn't find driveshaft that took the ujoint n yolk with it, waiting for tow truck now as I ask this. $840 tow 177miles😔 Anyways would you know why rear driveshaft would pop off while braking? Lose pin rings holding them onto ujoints n combination with bad carrier bearing or so I have worse problems Thank you in advance for any info anyone can give!!

Really need some help here ... Would a weak (not as stout as the original) driveshaft cause a 2006 Pontiac Torrent AWD to vibrate under hard acceleration or while turning left or right. BTW ... 1. The two-piece driveshaft and carrier bearing are less than two years old. 2. Same applies to Motor and Transmission Mounts, plus Bushings, Control Arms, Ball Joints, etc. 3. In short, all items are fairly new except the tires that are five years old (General RT-43s).

During maintenance on my rear control arms the drive shaft was accidentally pulled out from the transfer case. How can I insure that I am re-installing the drive shaft back into the transfer case so that the shaft is in proper balance?

When you pull them two apart what shows you how to put it back in to place

Are both the front and back universal joints in a dodge ram the same

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How much does it matter if you replace an aluminum drive shaft with a steel drive shaft?

Hi my prob or back axle is clunky every turn of the wheel and at speed it's whining back axle hot to touch

Changed 03 drive shaft because it was making a clunking sound AMD not going into reverse or neutral but was driving forward with no problem. Since ive changed the drive shaft now ots going into reverse and neutral but wont go into drive. When put in drive its making a sound as if the drive shaft and transmission aren't syncing. Please help

I have a 2002 gmc savana 2500. Had a new carrier bearing installed ,and new u joints now there is a very bad vibration that was never there befor.please help

Great video, thanks for the info, trying to chase down a random vibration/ shake in my 2000 Ford expedition 2 Wheel Dr., I replaced both U joints put it back in and it still has the vibration between 45 and 60 miles an hour, randomly, it won’t do it every time but sometimes you’re just driving along and all of a sudden the whole truck starts vibrating/shaking any ideas? Thanks

Does It Go by the mileage how many miles you do a year to change the U-joints

Just changed my u joint rear by rear diff and now it's vibrating not normal before didn't have this at all any suggestions?

I hear a laud clunk when I have a cold start. The noise comes from the shaft/differential. This only happens when I start the vehicle with the key in the ignition and my foot on the brake. When I start the truck with the remote start it does not happen. Any feedback on this? Also the truck is a 2020

Helpful but COULD YOU PLEASE DO MORE VIDEOS ON 1ST, SECOND, AND 3RD GEN RAM 1500 4X4 i have the 3rd gen and there are close to none on the drive train, axles repair, ujoints, or more diagnostics

This people real good do good jod help you to need sonthing to now right now got problems my Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 2002 put the brakes god down little need put it out pushing bad like 3 time car stop and do it funny noise thing and the master cylinder thing can ne bad master cylinder thank you

The problem I'm having is the tranfercase ceal keep leaking I've replaced it three times and about 2000 miles it starts again I've replaced all the ujoints and carrier bearing I still have a vibration at about 55 miles an hour to 65 then it gos away any advice

I think my rear end is going out when I go into reverse I can feel my rear end lock up and then it'll pop back into gear it makes my truck jump do you think that's the rear end??

What if my truck is jerking/bouncing when I put it in drive or reverse, it’s not the brakes because it bounces with the rhythm of the engine. I can not find anything that it could be and it’s hard to explain it to someone with them being here to experience it. Please give me an idea of what it could be.

I have 2004 Cadillac Escalade and my girl drove over a curb. Now there's a knocking sound coming from underneath the truck. . and ideas of wat it could be?

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the center bearing i replaced it maybe 2 week ago on my nissan frontier d22 and now it rip off.i dont know what the problem.maybe gearbox mounting bush.making big vibrate on gearbox.maybe u joint...i don't know.pls help me somebody.

There is a woo woo when coming to a complete stop coming from the rear end of my 01 jeep WJ with 186k miles It’s rwd Is this a bad u joint or the diff?

propeller shaft and rear axle troubleshooting places ans me

What if a rope gets stuck and you hear a noise while your driving pull over and see a rope wrapped around the shaft i go to unravel it and noise stopped and drove like nothing happend but could that have cause it to damage stopping it from moving??

How much typically does something like this cost to replace

Can you fix my Jeep Liberty? First I started hearing clicking, then clunking, then clunking and catching then increasingly higher vibrations, I think it’s all drive shaft related but I don’t really have the means to fix it

thanks man...i spun the tyres and found the tread was puffed up!...right in the middle of a tread...went from flat to concave :(

How much can I expect to pay at a shop for this work?

My first car I was 17.... bought a cheap Mercedes ml500 for 1,000 bucks..... over a quarter million miles..... had the carrier bearing explode at 70 mph on the Mass Turnpike coming into Boston..... very scary

So I got brake pads and rotor replaced and car was driving quite nice comfortable next day and then same day in one parking I got lost in thoughts and may or may not I just did engine on but not drive mode on when started car with keys (might have moved keys a little but not all the way on) (I am not sure. I was having baby with me and bit distracted with her cry). But when I got it in rear gear and started driving I felt brake is not working so I pulled hand brake and then again tried to move gear in Drive gear and tried but couldn’t slam brake and area was slope so car was driving and I didn’t realize if i just moved key all the way ON or not so I felt car is driving but something wrong with brake since I got them repaired previous day so had this presumption while trying to fix the issue and I tried one more time by moving gear from parking to drive then one time I moved gear from drive to parking directly in hurry rather pulling the handbrake this time while it was engine on but not complete (if it was the case) only mode so then I restarted with key again by moving it all the way this time to make sure that i started it right way and it was working fine and car started having brake work but I felt something wrong cause it become noisy and my brake are vibrating when I am pressing them to brake it’s like not agitating but like slightly hmmmm feel in car body and brakes which wasn’t there before the mess when it started and doesn’t feel smooth quite ride. I somehow finished my 80 miles ride cause car was feeling noisy bit vibrating but was driving. So I took to mechanic next day morning and said if brakes are ok then he said I need wheel balance so I went for wheel balance but I am still feeling 20% of vibrations and noise. I sometimes hear some metal clicking sound underneath. It’s like as if i am cracking my bones same way as if cars parts got stuck and when moving get piping sound. So if did I mess up transmission or struts and coil or something which is causing this. Right now vibrations are not that bad but they are still not completely quite which was in beginning before all that parking incident. So if I go to mechanic they randomly suggesting different things and not sure what could be issues. Someone suggested struts replacement and someone said could be transmission issues and each things costs more than 500-1500 range. So what would be the best way to diagnose and fix this issue if anyone had such experience. If I have to replace struts and coil which brand is best and should i buy online and get them to mechanic as the cost of mechanic suggested one is double than anything is being sold online. I hope it may make ride quite and silent plus less noisy if i buy myself better quality with same inflated price of mechanic and just give it to him. Do I need to check my brakes again? Please suggest. It’s 2011 Corolla base model. Note: I am mostly very mindful and careful when I drive cars and somehow don’t know whether it was bad day or what but I completely lost in presumptions and instead of single time turning key off and then On o kept on using parking gear and hand brake to get it right and if that might have messed transmission and struts or some other parts of the car.

My pickup keeps dropping the rear driveshaft. Replaced the u joint multiple times and even the drive shaft and it still fell out. And transfer case exploded and took out overdrive housing. What might be causing my driveshaft to keep falling out?

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