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stang3191

10-14-2011 03:31 PM

please help rear end problem

i have a 98 silverado i bouaght from a guy and he did a 76 14 bolt rear swap in it.the 14 bolt has 3.90 gears and he align everything up and did it right.

but my question is i keep breaking the u joint right were the driveshaft bolts to the u joint this is my third one and no shop is really helping me out.what could be wrong.

has anyone else done this swap.

88copperhead

10-16-2011 12:06 AM

Re: please help rear end problem

have not done this swap but angle of rearend could be off putting a bind on u joint:uhmk:

knightfire83

10-16-2011 12:28 PM

Re: please help rear end problem

Quote:

Originally Posted by stang3191 (Post 4953430)

he align everything up and did it right.

Apparently not. Any chance of getting a picture of the drive shaft / rear end?

ChevyTech

10-16-2011 02:55 PM

Re: please help rear end problem

Maybe the drive shaft is to long, and when the suspension is compressed the slip yoke is bottoming out, and breaking the u-joint.

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