Yoke failure....bad u-joint

jonathancasey19

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Looks like bad u-joint sheared off tab that holds cap in place on yoke. Would be difficult to weld on new one. Guess it's time to go yoke shopping. I have a 200mi trip tomorrow. Only vehicle. Caps are torqued down well. Hope she'll hold. Any recommendations?

 
dirty_max

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ok that makes more sense lol. i know that is how you adjust your preload, but did you re-measure that when you did it or just get it tight again?
 
Chevy1925

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i wouldnt fret too much about it. unless the cap is spinning even with the clamp holding it down, it will be hard for it come out of there
 
02sfguy

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When I broke mine I upraged to 1480 joints. Wasn't as exensive as I thought it was going to be. 250 for new yokes for the tranfer case and rear side and about 300 to have the shaft upgraded to 1480 end caps
 
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02sfguy said:
When I broke mine I upraged to 1480 joints. Wasn't as exensive as I thought it was going to be. 250 for new yokes for the tranfer case and rear side and about 300 to have the shaft upgraded to 1480 end caps
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this is kind of what i would like to know. i have a 2 piece steel driveshaft. i want to go to a one piece to get rid of that carrier bearing that doesnt last. i also wanted to go to the bigger u joints, but i dont know how to tell which ones i already have
 
mackthehack

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^^^ The carrier bearing helps reduce drive shaft vibration. My truck is an 07 and it has 1480 u-joint and yoke from the factory (verified by J.E. Reel driveshaft co). Not sure as to when GM upgraded to the 1480. Your truck has either a 1410 or 1480.
 
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jonathancasey19 said:
I believe GM upgraded to 1480 series in 2007. Seeing that I just replaced old ones yesterday with two new Spicer 1410's, I may upgrade to 1480 next time. Part of the damage is due to negligence on my behalf. I should have checked for wear more frequently. Thank you though.
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dirty_max

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mackthehack said:
^^^ The carrier bearing helps reduce drive shaft vibration. My truck is an 07 and it has 1480 u-joint and yoke from the factory (verified by J.E. Reel driveshaft co). Not sure as to when GM upgraded to the 1480. Your truck has either a 1410 or 1480.
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yea but that stupid thing has 10k miles on it and its already sloppy as shit. i wonder if anyone makes a good aftermarket one?
 
jonathancasey19

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There's also leaking from transfer case rear output shaft. Significant play with slip yoke. How do you know if it's just a bad seal and/or bushing? Should I just replace both?

Going to pick up new yoke part no. (12471501) today at dealer. Will replace tomorrow.
 
dirty_max

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jonathancasey19 said:
There's also leaking from transfer case rear output shaft. Significant play with slip yoke. How do you know if it's just a bad seal and/or bushing? Should I just replace both?

Going to pick up new yoke part no. (12471501) today at dealer. Will replace tomorrow.
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i have heard that the yoke itself will leak
 
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