Food for thought...


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Posted by Steve on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 03:12:05 :

In Reply to: Is it reasonable to straighten out a U-joint yoke? posted by David Sherman on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 14:57:42 :

I wouldn't.

I'd just have the driveline professionally rebuilt...

Here's why - if that driveline is out of balance, it will eventually eat up either a pinion bearing or the rear tailshaft bearing in the tranny.

Once that happens, things start to get expensive and a whole lot harder to fix... It might not happen immediately, but at some point it will...

To me, having the driveline fixed correctly and balanced is a no brainer as it's cheap compared to replacing either or both of the other...

Keep in mind that an out of balance driveline will eventually also eat up the oil seals at the ends as well...

Not worth taking a chance in my opinion...

Will it work if you do it? Sure, for a while...

Just my $.02....

Steve



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