Just crawling around under my truck yesterday, I noticed that the driveshaft, from what I would consider at it's earliest point from the trans, is loose. It moves about 1/8" in all directions. Is this normal? The only problem I have that may have something to do with this is when I accelerate from speeds of 5-10mph I hear a loud click. Any ideas?

 

Sounds like u-joints,the clicking also sounds like it.Can you see play in the u-joints when you turn the driveshaft?

 

I don't know - havent tried that. Dude - you're all over this forum! Thanks. What if I can see what you're saying?

 

Lots of free time lately.I start a new job tomarrow so i won't have much time for this
I'm betting on your u-joints.Might as well replace both.Mark the relationship of everything before you pull it apart to avoid vibration.If you have a good vise will help alot.Sometimes they are a pain to get out.

 

another noob q from me, but the u joints are the ones at the drivelines that look like u's, right? What kind of job did you get?

 

I don't have a pic.The u-joints are the parts that connect the driveshaft where it splits.Like right after the where the driveshaft connects to the rear end there is a u-joint that connects the pieces up farther about a foot back from the transfer case is another one.
I am starting a job at heating and air conditioning place.I was sub-contracting through a big company doing construction but to make a long story short i couldn't put up with the place anylonger and sick of doing construction.
The heating job is kinda temp until i get the job i want (lineman for power company)

 

Cool - and thanks. Have fun with your new job and good luck getting the one you want.

 

hey kevin you got to have some big ***** for that lineman job lol. i do some residential and a little commercial wiring. up here in mass we have guys that all they do is transformer/substation work. they make serious cash though..

 

U-joints look like + .



If the slip yoke is loose in the tailhousing, click the tan CV in my signature & look in the Forced Lube Mod album. You'll probably have to change the bushing (or the whole tailhousing), but that mod will protect it in the future.

 

Generally i would only be working like 60ft high max.It's hard to get in at these places because they are such good jobs so we'll see what comes of it.If i have to i am going to see if i can get on the high-line crew.They pay the same but nobody will do it because those are the ones that are way up there The way i see it if i fall from 60ft or 100+ your dead so whats the dif.My new job sucks i shoulda kept sub-contracting!!
Keith electric work isn't bad man especially commercial!!

 

not much work right now up here. i work at a bakery at night and do electrical during the day. my buddy is a master electrician, just started up his own bussiness so... ill help him out few days a week work towards my journeymans license.. he usually doesnt take commercial work but its slow now so... take what we can get right??

 

What the hell is up with work? I do the operating engineer thing - suppose to go to Indiana last week - but they had to put 5 guys out of there hall on our project to grease the unions hands - frickin sucks !! I guess it's bad there as-well . I've been on my **** since Sept ..
Something will turn up..

 

I think the economy is terrible right now or something
I know one thing not making any money is seriously cutting into my mods for my truck
I can hardly afford maintaning it never mind all the other stuff i want to do
Man jbrew that is a long time to not have any work

 

Yeah , I know.

 

damn hopefully something comes up for you soon. I'm in the same boat. My job's always up and down, but it's been down all year. There are thousands of excuses why business is slow everywhere, but if there's nothing we can do, none of those excuses matter. There are a lot of jobs out there, and I know we'll all be alright in the end.