rear drive line issues

[tltaylor22]

So in June I had Six States replace the u-joints in both the front and rear drive lines. a month latter the rears started wobling so they replaced them agian. Tonight I crawled under because the cruiser with all it's problems had been vibrating again. Sure enough, the rear drive line u-joints. There isn't any rotational play in them. It's accross the u-joint. About a sixteenth inch of play. It's not supposed to do that, right? How much is a beat up 93 with 270k miles on it worth these days?

 

[Vitesse_6]

I got $5.00 Trent!
Sorry to hear about the Ujoints, Could it be the yolk? Did you go to sixstates in Utah County?

 

[jaysdead40]

Did they replace the joints with YOTA joints? Non TOYOTA joints are legendary for failure.

 

[chip1997]

I remember reading something about shimming up the u-joints when I last replaced mine. All of mine seemed to fit well enough that I did not need to do that. Infact I think the the box the u-joints came in had part numbers for the shims in the paperwork.

Chip

 

[jamisobe]

Are you missing any balancing weights on the drive shafts? I bought heavy duty greasable ujoints when I replaced mine and have had no problems.

 

[tltaylor22]

The origionals were replaced here in Orem, but the 2nds were done up in Salt Lake. They were non-toyota parts, but much better quality than the ones that they sell at Checker or the like. I'm interested to hear more about shimming. I didn't install them so I don't know what was done. I did the front ones myself and haven't had any problems with them. I'll check for missing wieghts, but I don't remember seeing any missing.

$5 will get you a local test drive.

 

[Romer]

It's always important to balance the drive shaft. Also, did they put the shaft back together in phase or nout of phase?

I would only use Toyota U Joints. The shop I had do it said the Toyota jounts were better than any they have seen.

 

[jamisobe]

I used spicer joints and grease them with mobile 1 synthetic. Does Toyota even make a greasible joint for the 80?

 

[Romer]

Yes and they are much better than spicer according to the drive line shop who normaly installs spicer.

 

[Vitesse_6]

I was under the impression the a DL shouldnt be weighted, But should be made true?!? However that could have been just some uptight info.
I do agree on the Toyota UJ's they cost more but I havent had any issue with the one rear I replaced

 

[Romer]

Mine have weights to balance them out. That's the impotant thing.

 

[jamisobe]

Yes and they are much better than spicer according to the drive line shop who normaly installs spicer.

The shop that put my spicers in the front said that they liked the spicer better because they had zirks. They seemd to think that the Toyotas were nice because they were sealed, but that they would need to be replaced more often since thay cannot be greased. Every 150k miles or so.

I have a grease gun so I am ok with giving them a shot of Mobile 1 every now and again...

 

[Romer]

The shop that put my spicers in the front said that they liked the spicer better because they had zirks. They seemd to think that the Toyotas were nice because they were sealed, but that they would need to be replaced more often since thay cannot be greased. Every 150k miles or so.

I have a grease gun so I am ok with giving them a shot of Mobile 1 every now and again...

They lied to you. My Toyotas have zircs and I grease them every 5000 miles or so. The shop I went to that normally installs spicers said the Toyotas are beefier, better made, stronger and will last longer.

 

[OGBeno]

The shop that put my spicers in the front said that they liked the spicer better because they had zirks. They seemd to think that the Toyotas were nice because they were sealed, but that they would need to be replaced more often since thay cannot be greased. Every 150k miles or so.

I have a grease gun so I am ok with giving them a shot of Mobile 1 every now and again...

The Toyota u-joints have grease zirks.

Lots of people on here have way more than 150K miles on their original OEM u-joints.

I think your man might be giving you the wrong information.

FWIW

EDIT: Romer's fast on the gun this early AM in Colorado....

 

[jamisobe]

The Toyota u-joints have grease zirks.

Lots of people on here have way more than 150K miles on their original OEM u-joints.

I think your man might be giving you the wrong information.

FWIW

EDIT: Romer's fast on the gun this early AM in Colorado....

Mine didn't. They were sealed. Front and rear.

 

[jamisobe]

They lied to you. My Toyotas have zircs and I grease them every 5000 miles or so. The shop I went to that normally installs spicers said the Toyotas are beefier, better made, stronger and will last longer.

Maybe next time I will go with those...

 

[cc93cruiser]

What are you guys doing up so early? Buy the original equipment from toyota, they made the vehicle, I doubt your mechanic's suggestions are worth any thing since he didn't spend all the countless hours toyota engineers spent to design parts like ujoints..

 

[OGBeno]

Mine didn't. They were sealed. Front and rear.

I don't buy that.

They must have been replaced before you got the truck because the OEM's are specified as greaseable in the FSM--both front and rear. I don't think Toyota would specify (and illustrate) both front and rear ujoints as being greaseable and then not make them that way.

Replacement OEM Ujoints also come with zirks.

Dan will have to chime in on this one.

 

[Romer]

Beno you are correct. Jamisobe if you had sealed U Joints they weren't the Toyota ones, or at least the correct Toyota ones for your truck.

 

[jamisobe]

Well I am curious now.


I can't imagine that a truck with 45k would have needed new ujoints.