Ujoint and Driveshaft information ..
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Ujoint and Driveshaft information ..
Ok, I believe I need to purchase some new Ujoints for my drivetrain here... Lots of vibration,, and all my mounts looking good (new tranny mount too)
Well I first look at mazdatrix page for their Ujoints, and they only have "aftermarket driveshaft" u joints available..
Well I believe my driveshaft is just plain old stock on my 86 Base model... The only regular ujoints they have on their webpage is 79-82 (OEM driveshaft).
Anyone know where I can purchase regular Ujoints for my car ? I really don't want to spend $250+ on a new aftermarket driveshaft unless I have to...
U joints themselves are like 20 dollars each...
Any help would be appreciated!
(I, myself, could not find this info through the search option. if I missed a post that would answer this question could you please post the shortcut to it please? Thank you!)
Well I first look at mazdatrix page for their Ujoints, and they only have "aftermarket driveshaft" u joints available..
Well I believe my driveshaft is just plain old stock on my 86 Base model... The only regular ujoints they have on their webpage is 79-82 (OEM driveshaft).
Anyone know where I can purchase regular Ujoints for my car ? I really don't want to spend $250+ on a new aftermarket driveshaft unless I have to...
U joints themselves are like 20 dollars each...
Any help would be appreciated!
(I, myself, could not find this info through the search option. if I missed a post that would answer this question could you please post the shortcut to it please? Thank you!)
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you are suppose to buy a new drive shaft when u-joints go out...but
I ran into this problem on my nissan truck ...you are suppose to buy new drive shaft with it too
but we have a great parts store in my area
I removed the old u-joints ( a pain)
carried them to parts store and we crossed ref.'d
them with another size and I went back togather with it
and have had no problem what so ever and that has been 20,000 miles ago...just food for thought....
I ran into this problem on my nissan truck ...you are suppose to buy new drive shaft with it too
but we have a great parts store in my area
I removed the old u-joints ( a pain)
carried them to parts store and we crossed ref.'d
them with another size and I went back togather with it
and have had no problem what so ever and that has been 20,000 miles ago...just food for thought....
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get the racing beat drive shaft it is high quality and uses small chrysler u joints that are avaiable everywhere i think the price went down under 200 dollars too i hhad my for a couple of years and it survived weeks at the track with slicks and 6 grand clutch dumps from the line
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I went to Napa Auto Parts and found U-Joints for my 88.
There will be some work to replace them, but nothing a good press and some minor "custom" work won't fix.
My dad has been a mechanic for 30+ years and said some of the old muscle cars used to do the same thing with their driveshafts, but he always replaced them in a similar fashion as to what we are going to do with my driveshaft. My front U-joint is starting to squeek a little.
He claims that we can replace both U-joints in about 20 minutes. The hard part is getting the shaft out and putting it back in.
There will be some work to replace them, but nothing a good press and some minor "custom" work won't fix.
My dad has been a mechanic for 30+ years and said some of the old muscle cars used to do the same thing with their driveshafts, but he always replaced them in a similar fashion as to what we are going to do with my driveshaft. My front U-joint is starting to squeek a little.
He claims that we can replace both U-joints in about 20 minutes. The hard part is getting the shaft out and putting it back in.
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I am certain the replacement of the u-joints is an economical way to repair your drive shaft. My front u-joint went bad and I chose to install a new Mazdatrix aftermarket drive shaft. I am amazed at how much smoother the car is now. This new shaft is apparently perfectly balanced and constructed to much higher tolerances than the factory original. I do not regret my decision to spend the extra bucks at all.
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Mark me down as another satisfied MAZDATRIZ driveshaft customer. Bought three from them. All great. That said BLACKRX7 has a deal that can't be beat. Life does not get much better than that!
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you have to replace the whole drive shaft or spend hours machineing the ends to get the old ones out.
I have a mazdatrix driveshaft used about 6 months. make me an offer if you want it. like you said 250 new..... but I dont expect that, just shiping and a little bit.
I have a mazdatrix driveshaft used about 6 months. make me an offer if you want it. like you said 250 new..... but I dont expect that, just shiping and a little bit.
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