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Bad yoke and slip joint after alignment?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Dok2304, Dec 28, 2023.

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  1. Dec 28, 2023 #11
    Dok2304

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    The problem is, when mounted on the truck didn’t feel any play in the shaft. Soon as they took it out, everything moves. It’s like they knew…or they have a hunch
     
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  3. Dec 28, 2023 #12
    Dok2304

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    Yes, they’re off. All of them. Even the one between rear ends, because it was installed backwards. Of course, they wanna replaced that one also the joints and the spline, but I refused. I asked to replaced the plastic boot because it was broken, and clean and grease, and installed back properly.
     
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  4. Dec 28, 2023 #13
    lester

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    welcome to trucking. it's costs money. if you don't like it learn to fix it yourself.
     
    lester, Dec 28, 2023
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  5. Dec 28, 2023 #14
    Dok2304

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    I don’t mind it, just never saw it coming. I had a previous truck 1.6million miles, maybe did 2 joints. This one was a glider, I think this came with the engine …
    They want everything replaced ..
     
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  7. Dec 28, 2023 #15
    Big Road Skateboard

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    That's one of the things you can't understand without experience. There's things thst can wait, and things that need adressed right now.

    I'm surprised an alignment shop even looked at u joints.
     
    Big Road Skateboard, Dec 28, 2023
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  8. Dec 28, 2023 #16
    Dok2304

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    They’re a transmission shop, and do alignments on the side. Did complained of vibration, and they said they’ll look into.
     
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  9. Dec 28, 2023 #17
    Big Road Skateboard

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    Gotcha. They're not wrong.
     
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  10. Dec 28, 2023 #18
    AModelCat

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    Those u-joints have grease fittings on them? They look really dry.
     
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  11. Dec 29, 2023 #19
    Constant Learner

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    It wasn't like this. Now they charge so much, and most of them won't fix it or will make it worse.
     
    Constant Learner, Dec 29, 2023
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  12. Dec 29, 2023 #20
    201

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    We get lots of bad yokes here,,but nothing funny about this. Here's a happy thought, are the shaft splines worn? Rosanne Rosanadana said it best, "it's a always a somethin', if it isn't this , it's that".
     
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