umair

I put new u joints in my driveshaft. Front side ujoint is fine. But in the rear side ujoint I have slop when I move it up and down, left/right movement is fine. I mean a ujoint has four sides, two for moving left/right and two for moving up/down. The up/down has slop. The slop is like when I move it, it pauses then moves because of the slop or free play. Only that has play in it. I also greased it but did not make a difference. I put the shaft in my car and it is running fine, no problems. Will the slight free play or slop go away by itself?

SS SLP2

iTrader: (8)

"...Will the slight free play or slop go away by itself?"
nope....
replace it with the correct joint
Johnny

Big Al

iTrader: (1)

Is the slop in the part that goes in the rear yoke? Are you sure the caps are seated?

Al

umair

I saw the slop and its in ujoint not the yoke. The yoke is moving with the cap, but the slop is in the joint. Is it a missing roller pin.

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

Caps must be fully seated....

umair

Thanks, I had already put the drivshaft in the car and have been driving for a week. Will the cap seat it self, or should I remove it and hammer it.

joecar

No, it will stay loose until you do something about it...

you need the correct u-joints (series 3R), and do not let any rollers/pins fall out during install.