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Old 10-19-2008, 01:33 PM
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Im not sure how to check if a u joint is bad or not, but I did some researching and found out that the best way was to put the car in 1st(manual) and try to twist the drive shaft with your hands. Well my drive shaft does twist a little when I tried it..So does this mean the ujoint needs to be replaced?

P.S. the car has a moser 9 inch
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my brother bought original GM u joints with zerk fitting upgrades for $10 each so i would say its worth it. if they have more then 100k miles they are most likely goin out
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Only 10 dollars?damn thats cheap, im guessing having them installed is gonna be a little more
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^^ bro there easy GM uses snap rings to hold them in place not like japanese cars that are pressed in. get a few local f body buddies and you guys can do it
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but i cant be for sure on that price since my brother has his own account from the dealers so he gets a certain discount
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thank you, as soon as I get some other things taken care of on the car ill change out the u joints



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