Yoke Slop

[landtoy80]

After greasing the yokes from not greasing them, I thought I should check them for wear.

Is there a way to tell if the yoke is worn?
Can they be rebuilt?
How do you know when its time to repair/replace?

With my high mileage, I can hold the drive shaft and shake the yoke,it moves a tad.
Should there be any movement?

 

[landtank]

I had some movement in mine so I replaced the shaft. The new one was solid as can be.

 

[-Spike-]

The yoke would have to be replaced if worn. It's not cheap. FWIW, I took my driveshaft in to be retubed and balanced at 175K miles, and the guy said it was slightly worn but fine. The truck definitely lacked maintenance during most of its life.

-Spike