Managed to get the radio installed with the aux input this weekend. Nothing groundbreaking there. I drove it over to Larry's to grab the other seat and the old console. I did notice a weird resonance coming in when I let of the throttle, but it sounded like it was coming from the exhaust so I didn't think to much about it.
So today I take it over to my in-law's house to do some yard work which is maybe a mile from my place so no problems felt. I get done over there and decide to go out to show the truck to my buddy John with the yellow TJ heep. Motoring down the Boulevard and the resonance I heard before just changed to a major vibration as I slow down for a stoplight. Uh-oh.
I pull over into a safe spot and get out to find this:
Son of beach!
After a quick conversation with Larry via text and my niece and her hubby seeing me on the side of the road we got a plan together. I slammed down the last of my gatorade so I had something to shove over the tailshaft once the shaft is out. I had my niece pull it out of park to take the load off the shaft and was able to pull it off the rear yoke and out. I cut the end of the bottle off and shoved it over the output. I locked the hubs in and stuffed it into 4hi. The ride home was minus the resonance so that pretty much locks it down for me we got a driveline angle problem. To flipping stupid to recognize it before it broke, but live and learn right?
Closer shots of my stupidty-
Pretty sure by looking at the yoke on the shaft it's fubar'd. The groove is wiped out for the retaining clip. Need more bolts and straps for the axle yoke. I guess I'll take the shaft to work to send it off for repair. Then it's time to measure the driveline angles and get the adjustments made.