sniper4x42002
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- greensburg indiana
what should i do about a bad cardon joint in my front drive shaft. is there any junk yard swap or upgrade. should i get a whole new saft made or what??? i could use some help.
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bad cardon joint, junk yard upgrades????
- Thread starter sniper4x42002
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WheelinJR
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
have a local driveshaft shop rebuild it...
ddeadserious
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Detroit
Just rebuild it yourself. Took me all of 2 hours and $80 in parts + $30 harbor freight u-joint tool(not needed, but makes everything alot easier)
CommandoXJ96
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Tucson
80 bucks in parts plus the tool (and ill admit id love to have that tool), or just pull a junkyard front ds for 50-60 bucks. then you can even rebuild the other one later for a trail spare. 
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
Nearly all of the time it just needs two new u-joints, standard 1310 joints for less than $20 at the parts store. It's a bit of a puzzle getting it apart and back together, but you can do it. We've rebuilt them on the trail. It's easier with a ball joint/u-joint press, but the old fashioned hammer and socket method still works.
FLAGXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Parks, Arizona
I've used two junkyard front drive shafts and they worked great. . . still on the second one. I've also tried to rebuild one. I couldn't quite get the double cardan back together right. The rubber boot was dried out and it didn't go back together very well. I put it on and it vibrated at about 40 mph. I kept it and use it for a trail spare.
sniper4x42002
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- greensburg indiana
sounds like i'll be junken this weekend
