Drive shaft problem

[V12BMW]

if anyone has some imput on where I should go from here I would greatly appreciate it

[ZEUS]

The u-joints are mounted at the ends of the driveshafts - they are the "joints" that connect the driveshafts to the axles and the transfer case. They are small (4" crosses) - if your front driveshaft is wobbling then you quite possibly do have a bad u-joint or two in that shaft. Those u-joints would need to be removed and tossed so some new ones can be installed. If the vibration hasn't gotten worse in 30,000 miles though I would say you have another issue. Don't know what, however.

I think what you described, "long u shaped shaft, above the ear axel running the width of the car" sounds like the rear anti-sway bar - I don't know what else it could be off-hand... but if you misidentified an anti-sway bar as a u-joint you might want to have someone else work on the problem for you... no offense.

[V12BMW]

no offense taken, lol yea that was the sway arm. how much do ujoints run? two fronts and how long does the process take to swap em out? also, should there be some slop in that shaft? help

[ZEUS]

I have never bought a u-joint for the VX but for a Jeep the range from like $8 to $20 or so. I haven't checked our driveshafts to see how the u-joints are secured yet. Some vehicles have them pressed in, some use u-bolts, some use straps and bolts. It should be a fairly quick procedure on any type - less than an hour to fit new joints to each shaft... at least in my experience. I have done minimal work to my VX thus far. After this weekend though I might have some better answers!

Oh, the slop you speak of... I would say there shouldn't be any slop - but again, I haven't worked on mine much and it may be typical. Hope I helped.

[tngerman2000]

both were around 175.00 yes 175.00 probably the most expensive u joints on the planet. bought through St Charles(Merlin) saved 10% compared to my local dealer

[tngerman2000]

175 through st charles for 2 very expensive part

[ZEUS]

WOW!!! That's sick - I think I know a place to find them a little cheaper: http://www.isuzuparts.com/partscat.html

I have bought a fuel injector from them before and it was very reasonable and a factory quality part.

[Joe_Black]

175 through st charles for 2 very expensive part

Wow, that's rich. I got a genuine OEM pair recently for something like $50 each IIRC. Just checked Autozone.com and they list for $10.99 each.

[V12BMW]

but do you guys think that cleaning up that slop in the shaft might solve my vibration problem? do I even need to replace the u-joints to clean up the slop in the shaft? any info would help