Wow, thanks for the video, i think i just figured out why there's a clunk when i come to a stop or engage the D gear. However when driving, the vehicle shifts gears smoothly so i decided to change transmission filter and fix the shaft. I'm pleased to announce that the clunky sound is gone.
Same! I had a broken driveshaft it would make this horrible grinding and clunking sound whenever I would accelerate or brake got a new driveshaft and the sound went away
I know this video is it least a year old just stumbled across it well the information and it is simplistic it is mostly correct but for DIY I urge caution if you feel an entire drive shaft needs replacement I would urge a professional inspection many driveshafts can be rebuilt for a fraction of the cost of a new one and a professional can even rebalance one for you. In 37 years as a mechanic I personally have probably replaced less than 6 drivelines and those were due to being bent or the slip yoke being damaged Beyond repair on newer cars using the CV style joints replacement of the shaft is generally the only thing you can do don't just assume a Driveline is the problem
Actually. This is more about how cars are made these days. It is almost impossible to service just a u-joint on some shafts, physically and economically for the customer. Trust me, with some labor rates. This is a cost savings for the customer
Unbalanced shaft will eat the ujoints again. He didnt say its a must. He said “it could very well lead to another problem later” not those exact words im not watching again to get it exactly right but he didnt says its a must everytime… and why would you even expect a shop to sign off on a vehicle they put old parts back on to?
So very helpful information. This is the exact issue finally discovered on my brand new Genesis GV80 (2months old) ahter 2 trips to the Dealership and 3 weeks of trouble shooting. There were intermittent vibrations upon reaching 40 mph or greater. The car would shake like an old beat up vehicle. Hope we don't have this issue again and hope they replaced the ENTIRE shaft, as recommended in this video. Car too expensive $67000) for issues at 2 mo. Good info!
Good video! My car makes some clunking noises when shifting from D to R or vice versa. I specifically parked next to the wall to hear it. I also filmed transmission and engine mounts for excessive play and these were good. I guess it is the propeller shaft or U-joints
Universal joints are usually 98.8% of the problem with drive shafts . Don't let other techs tell you to buy a whole part. What prevents wear and tear is make sure you get them greased every 20-30000 miles. Depending on your vehicle maintenance schedule. Bearing replacement is cheaper than a whole drive shaft. Just shops are in the throw it away and buy new. Whatever faster. Lifter noise .. shop" well you need a new motor. " Instead of pulling it apart finding why lifter bad and just replacing the lifter or cam for a few hundred to maybe a 1000. They ask you to buy a 6000 plus motor 4000 minimum. Then keep your motor and replace said parts . Sell it for 4000 don't let shops screw you over . Learn a few simple things. I don't even know how I got to this video but man what a joke 🤣😂
Legend, u just helped fix my 96 lt1 corvette, vibrated the car slightly at about 58 to 60, everytime I'd put it in reverse in my garage I'd hear a snap sound
My 98 Ls400 clunked changing gears P to R and P to D. Also clunked when pressing gas to accelerate my mechanic buddy said possibly drive shaft components, put her on the lift everything checked out ok....except the differential. Replaced differential with junkyard one and noise and clunk gone
Interesting I heard noises in the drive shaft area of my car, (20 year old Mustang) the noise slight knock, knock came from the front then a scraping sound from the rear. Well that was on Sunday afternoon, came home put the cover on it, and Monday got an appointment to bring the car to the garage, Have been going to this guy for over 30 years. He got it up in the air checked things out, drove it to see if he heard the noise and he didn't hear it. When I drove the car up to the garage Thursday morning it was so quiet you could almost not hear the engine. After sitting for 4 days I thought for sure something would fall out. He said that maybe there was something caught in there somewhere. I will drive it again in a couple of days and see if the noise starts again.
I make a clunk when I go from break to gas I always thought it was just me hitting the gas to hard but from 35-50 the entire truck shakes and rumbles unless I take my foot off the gas
@@TheVacuumWizard I have the same extract issue for a bmw 325, I assumed it was differential or u-joint problems.. let me know if you figure it out lol
@@TheVacuumWizard I just replace u joints new tires double balance I'm gonna do road force balance to see if fix it also I have exhaust valve burn out so it's misfiring all time
I would rather buy all the components than let them wear out in a sequence. But that is just me . I keep my truck running like new . But that is just me . Also if possible I sometimes up grade to a better part so they last even longer than the factory one ..
I have a slight wobble between 0 and 3 mph. 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0, 2WD, u-joints tight, very little slack in control arm bushings despite signs of cracks and hard to move with long prybar, gears look ok, had wrong oil in diff. Jeep does have Dorman CKS, and because was loose set misfire codes for cyl 2 and 3. All I did was tighten where it was, but notice a pulsing in overdrive in lockup (the perceived 5th gear).
@@kenyattapowell2212 I will have my drive shaft thoroughly inspected this week but today I noticed that my engine moves when I put it in gear, made a few research which shows consistency with bad engine and possibly transmission mounts and also causes the car to jerk when the lever is shifted from p>R>D. Open your hood, have someone shift and observe engine movement (significant movements).
They told me the universal joints was fine but the differential have play in it. There's no howling noise or whining noise coming from the differential but it makes a clunking sound when you put it in reverse and in drive. I want to know can that be fix cause i don't want to buy another one when this one can be fixed? Had the car 10 years now and the car is 25 years old and still riding great im just tired of the clunking sound please help me out. And he never changed the oil so could that be another reason
Hey so I liked the part when you mentioned that you can hear it from a stop to a go but I hear it from a go to a stop would that still be the same issue it feels like a kick not just the sound would that be my transmission slipping?
Can the vibration come and go. E.g. I drove two hrs highway no problem. Then locally when as a passenger it seems to vibrate abnormally. But never when I'm behind the wheel.
Get grease able U joints cause you can LUBRICATE them! Keep them lubricated plus try keeping the rust out of them Best you can they’ll last a long time and stay nice and tight
Thank you for the video ! I havre a problem with a mercedes 4matic, I have a humming with all speeds (also when I put the gearbox to Neutral in road, I think I have a play in my driveshaft in gearbox side (it moves up and down) And also by putting the box on Drive or reverse I hear a "Boom" an unpleasant noise, is that one of the symptoms? thank you
After my honda pilot 2015 lift my truck got vibrations...all susppension i replaced with new but still problem not solved . I never checked driveshaft so i think 🤔 the problem is there drive shaft
My car has a rapid tricking sound and @exhaust addicts said that the drive shaft was bad and I took it to my local dodge dealer and they said that it’s bad and need to be replaced
Great video ! I have a 2006 pontiac GTO automatic, and i get those clunk noises when i shift into R & D. Also the The rear of the car Sags when shifting into Drive, while it slightly lifts back up when shifting into R . Im thinking it’s a transmission mount problem but any ideas what it can be ? Thanks
This is your rear control arm bushes or rear trailing arm bushes. They also benefit majorly from the SuperPro or nolathane "diff bush insert" which fills the void in the factory housing which reduces a lot of sag in the IRS.
Had my u joints fixed at a shop mechanic told me I was gonna need another one fast forward to today my u joint shit the bed again new drive shaft on the way for $200
I have a 2000 Silverado. From the breaks to the gas I feel play in something. Don't hear anything but just playwhen I go to take off from a stop. What are your thought?
Looking for some advice on my Automatic 2009 Mitsubishi outlander it will only make "the" noise once warmed up , it drives normally then when you decelerate and car is slowing on its own once it gets to 40km and under a noise starts like a rubbing scraping sound coming from the right hand front of car
I have a question, I have 2014 accord , 4 days ago it vibrated every time I stepped on the gas. Today I turned it on just fine but when I switch it to D (drive) it goes nowhere like it literally revs but doesn’t move same with reverse. Could it be the head gasket or is it the drive shaft, and how much would either of those repair cost if you had to guess??
I have a 87 K5 Blazer 208 Transfer Case 10 bolt rear end and my drive shaft keeps on chewing up U-joints and spitting them out. any suggestions what the problem is?
The angle of the drive shaft is probably to severe. I believe something like a 7 degree angle is the max recommended. Could get away with a little more maybe but being a k5 im sure you have it up on 35s and lifted
@@devincollier9429 appreciate your answer but ,the issue is fixed now it was the shity 208 Transfer Case turns out didn't have nothing to do with the drive shaft. about forgot it's at factory height on 35s so the angle hasn't changed any on the drive shaft .thanks for your time and have a great day
Please help my car just stopped going into any gear at all and heard lots of thumping underneith could it be driveshaft hope it’s not gearbox and my break pedal vibrating crazy before it happned
My uncle 1996 mercury grand marquis gs is making a clunking sound when you put it in reverse and in drive. I thought it was the u joints but they're fine so the guy said it was the differential. The differential have play so can it be rebuild or he have to buy another differential?
Hi i change mount engine mount tranns Spark plugs But i have a vibration when i stop in red lights when ac is on vibration is too strong In neutral no vibration Can u help Is drive shaft problem ?
I will never buy a rear wheel, all wheel or 4WD vehicle again. Too many moving parts to go bad. Plus, I used my AWD or 4WD maybe 60 seconds out of a year. Front wheel drive does the same with a little more effort.
my truck vibrates when i accelerate, also when im driving and go from 1st to 2nd gear it knocks and bucks really hard, did my u joint mess up my trans? or is the hard shift a symptom of a bad u joint?
He’s not wrong though. If your vehicle has some miles on it and you have a worn u-joint, chances there are other related items near their end of life too. The cost and labor to replace each part as they actually fail vs just replacing the whole system is cheaper in the long run and saves you a lot of hassles....
@@derfstang480 99.9% Chance it is only the universal Joint. Unless the Drive shaft is bent you would not need to replace it..Maybe a rebalance but not replaced. Talk about trying to Up-Sale...
@@kenjohnson765 My point is, there's two u-joints in there, a CV type joint, and a carrier bearing. I'm guessing that more than just 1 u-joint is worn out and if you're going to take the time to remove the shaft and replace 1-ujoint, why not either replace all of the wear components at once versus doing one u-joint now and possible another and carrier bearing later...? Doesn't make sense from a time and effort stand point. By the time you do all that, it's faster from a time perspective to just swap the driveshaft. I mean you wouldn't do just one strut/shock or one side of pads would you?
@@derfstang480 Yes, he is wrong. If there is no visible damage to the shaft then more than likely it is balanced. Why go through the expense of replacing the driveshaft? Inspect the U-joints, yokes, center bearing, and replace accordingly. Job done. Assholes like this guy piss me off. You take your car in for inspection knowing it's just your u-joint and then this asshole tells you one of the u-joints needs replacing but he scares you by seriously recommending replacing the whole driveshaft because although only the u-joint needs replacing, something else on the shaft will surely fail. What a load of bull shit. He doesn't know if or when one of the other components will fail until it fails. DIY u-joint, $50. Mechanic u-joint, $250. Mechanic driveshaft, $1000.
Less than 200 miles after a new m.o.t I'm driving down the road the drive shaft pops out the metal struts that hold the wheel twists and snapped at just 15mph. I told the garage multiple times my car had a really bad noise and I had lost speed they replaced catalytic converter I came out the garage after the repair the engine management light was on so they replaced the sensor . Then finally third time he took the car for a drive and said the bearings in the wheel are shot. I said why didn't you pick that up on the m.o.t . Wait for this punchline his reply was " you wouldn't hear it on a rolling ramp". Now call me stupid but even I know as a non mechanic you should always wobble the wheels to check for play. I double checked with my friend who's a mechanic but lives to far away from me. His reply was " He needs shooting ". This is a U.K metaphorical saying not literally needs shooting although he does need firing from his job. Wondering if someone can help me please ? I forgot to ask my mechanic friend and don't want to badger him. Could it be possible that the drive shaft was the noise and not the bearing as after reading bad reviews and always being suspicious about this garage adding parts that don't need replacing that this could be the case. Could wheel bearings really go bad in 200miles after my m.o.t was done. ?
I have a 2016 dodge challenger rt. When I shift to D or when I start moving it clicks. Or sometimes I let off the gas and it clicks. Sometimes it is random. Still cannot determine where exactly the sound comes from. Noticed that now its a bit more frequent. This video seems to be the most accurate to my problem but still not 100 percent sure. Anyone got answers?
U don’t just replace the whole shaft man! 🤦♂️ Only the necessary parts most of the time cuz the shaft is solid steel rod and all the joints and bushings are replaceable, unless u had an accident and break or bend the shaft or rust so bad bcuz the car is like 30 yrs old. Otherwise, no! U don’t replace the whole shaft. No good mechanics recommend this. U are not a good person.
What a scumbag!! On that vehicle u simply replace that universal and its fixed ! When its not ur money tho i guess its alot easier to spend ! Smh ! These people make all mechanics look bad !
When im driving and i hit the gas to go faster my truck kinda looser power then it kicks in could that be the drive shaft? Plz dnt tell me its the transmission
That does sound a bit like a slipping transmission. I thought my transmission was going out on my 06 Tacoma (250k miles), but slipping transmissions don't usually make a clunking noise. I've heard all of the symptoms he mentioned in this video and I'm pretty sure the clunk is just coming from the u joints now. But your vehicle sounds pretty text-book trany slipping.
Im 99% sure that’s what’s going on with my car (clunk noises and vibrations. Changed my suspension and it’s still there). Mopar sells the damn shaft for $800 so there goes my new 4k tv 😭😭😭
My 07 tundra 4.7L has a slight bump instantly when i left off the brakes from a complete stop and I’m thinking it’s the slip yoke. I also have a very mild vibration between 50-70 mph, i thought it was my cheap tires but since it’s doesn’t happen every time im thinking it’s related to the slip yoke being dry. Going to try to grease it first
Or a center support bearing a flux capacitor I'm gonna put it back on the machine, so that's gonna be another $600. @ mid mono body 411, T-E-S-T-I-F-Y. Msns not lying
Thank you for this video. I took my vehicle to the mechanic yesterday and we found out that my driveshaft is no good anymore. Although it never made noise when switching from drive and reverse gear, when the mechanic held the driveshaft from the rear end it made the exact noise I was hearing while driving. He advised me to buy the entire part to avoid future problems so there we are.
Can't really hold a drive shaft to feel for anything I mean it's spinning the same speed your tires are. Dude would have ripped his arm off grabbing that thing. I doubt you'd feel anything if it wasn't spinning
Sorry buddy but you got taken advantage of drive shafts don't go bad and if they do it's because they're broken half universal joint was your problem and you can get them at any auto parts store for $12 to 20 dollars. How many hundreds of dollars did he screw you out of?
What a useless video, “is you car making a strange sound, one that you aren’t familiar with, replace the entire drive train, and if it’s still doing it, call your dad.”
I have a 2021 jeep gladiator with 8k miles and this has been happening to me since 3k miles the sound is driving me nuts when I shift out of park to drive and also when I’m driving down the road and come to a stop clunk! Then when I go to accelerate in traffic then let off the gas pedal and press it again CLUNK!!!! My dealership told me this is normal….
Hi, I have hamming/vibrating noise coming from passenger side, when I'm sitting in driver seat. It's like something is spinning in uneven way. Zero up to 100 km/h nothing. It starts at 100 km/h, peaks at 110 km/h and disappears at 130 km/h. That sound is definitely connected only to car speed and not to engine rpms. Its louder when pressing gas pedal/accelerating, but it does not disappear completely when not accelerating. Its not engine, because that sound is same when in neutral or any other gear. Its not unbalances tire or wheel. I tried many different wheels. Ball joints are perfectly firm. Sound does not change when braking. There is no play in wheel in any direction. I've already changed both sides bearings and inner transmission side axl homokinetic joint since I found this joint could cause this sound. No rubber boots were damaged. All looking good as new. I used high quality replacement and nothing helped. Axl itself looks perfectly fine. I also tried clicking test when turning full left, full right and accelerating. Nothing, there is no clicking sound. No I dont know, this sound started just like that 4 month ago and does not get better or worse. Still the same. I didnt hit pot hole or anything. I'm driving quality highways. My car is vw golf 6 with only 110 000 km in very good shape. Now I plan to change outer wheel side homokinetic joint, but I dont believe it will fix it. I will be glad for all ideas and suggestions.
You just described my car’s problem perfectly. I also feel some shaking and vibration on my clutch. Can it be the driveshaft that is bad. I didn’t hit anything too
Would these differentials make a whine or grinding kind of noise when decelerating/letting off the gas? I’ve checked out everything else and I’m thinking it’s my diff now lol Not sure how to check a diff for this to confirm though
@@M0113-x6z It looks like my driveshafts center carrier/bearing is hitting the heat shield that protects it from the exhaust heat. It looks like it’s what’s causing the noise when I let off the gas. Just noticed it, and need to confirm still. But, I hit a bump, it caused my V-band to scrape and push against the heat shield, bending it in and making it touch directly from what I can tell so far. (My cars lowered)
Hi, I have a very strange situation where only when I slow right down to crawl speed like when stopping at a toll booth I get a very heavy clunking sound and I can feel it through the car but once I start to move again there is no noise or vibration. It is a 2001 Ford explorer Sport Trac 4x4, do you have any ideas on this problem.
I have a infinity FX35 and the front drive shaft keeps going out after being replaced could there be another issue that is causing the drive shaft to keep breaking ?
Why does my drive shaft leak fluid I’ve changed the seals and it looks like there’s a “weep hole” where it’s a very very small leak but it still get all over my truck.
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).
