new guy with drive shaft issues

[Keekleberrys]

id wait to shim your rear end until you decide to do the SYE. That said SYE is still something you should do regardless. As it reduces a lot of the strain on your output bearings and everything else along the line.

 

[hondadave]

and the slip yoke, out about 1/4" fromk stock


while you're under there, make sure the slip yoke and driveshaft aren't still hitting each other-- it looks like they've "clearanced" themselves some, but unless they are free throughout the full range of motion, you've still got problems.

yeah i think that happened in the 12 or so miles i drove home before i did the transfer case drop. they're not hitting now. waiting for my next day off for tire balance and alignment. i guess that will be the real tell if i have any more vibes

 

[hondadave]

id wait to shim your rear end until you decide to do the SYE. That said SYE is still something you should do regardless. As it reduces a lot of the strain on your output bearings and everything else along the line.

so if i dont do an sye what wears out? this isnt a DD, its a third car for our family, a toy really. will it eventually lead me to figuring out how to rebuild a transfer case? id like to do it right but its alot of money. anybody ever crack the junkyard code on the yoke needed to run a cv driveshaft? carolina drivelines has the 3103-27cv for $75 plus shipping but then id still have to find or make a seal, or swap to the newer style t-case(around $100 from local junkyard) if its a direct swap like ive heard

 

[Hoooper]

get ready for the punchline....you ready.... so im looking all over the internet pricing sye's and i get to thinking. i go out and check all the bolts that i took off for the rear lift and there all pretty tight still. i stand back to smoke a cigarette and guess what? i only have one lug nut holding on my right rear tire. apparently in the rush to get it back together it never got torqued. please make fun of me, i deserve it. i have no vibes up to 65 now. should i still shim my rearend or is it a matter of "if its not broke dont fix it" i still have that troublesome new leak at the transfer case tailshaft but i think thats mostly because the t-case drop tilted the t-case back some. any thoughts?

Im surprised your wheels are still ok. I had a case of slightly too long lug studs once and its destroyed the wheel in less than 5 miles

Its definitely not a "if its not broke dont fix it thing" because what you can end up breaking would ruin your day. extreme angles WILL wear out your U-joints (not a big deal really), but worst case is that it can crack the housing on the output shaft and definitely ruin your output shaft and pinion seals

 

[hondadave]

Im surprised your wheels are still ok. I had a case of slightly too long lug studs once and its destroyed the wheel in less than 5 miles

Its definitely not a "if its not broke dont fix it thing" because what you can end up breaking would ruin your day. extreme angles WILL wear out your U-joints (not a big deal really), but worst case is that it can crack the housing on the output shaft and definitely ruin your output shaft and pinion seals

i got lucky and the one still on there was pretty tight. plus these old school "sawblade" wheels are about an inch thick(got the whole set with 31x10.5 all terrains for $40 after some craigslist bartering) i drove about 20 miles total. i guess i got another job checking angles this weekend. any good threads?