bad u-joint?

[crazynorwegian]

my drive-shaft u-joint has see some better days, its making a loud cracking when ever I accelerate, and decelerate. I also have a lot more slack in the drive-train then before. how hard is it to replace the u-joints on a drive shaft? I'm just waiting for my drive-shaft to break off on the freeway, and launch my car into the air.

 

[JonJon]

what kind of noise is it? My car is making a pretty crappy noise right now too...

 

[2002BLGT]

you can beat them out but I prefer to take mine up to a local machine shop that has a press , they can press them in and out in 5 minutes and cost 5 bucks for labor LOL ... well worth it in my opinion ......I have beat them out before but sometimes they can be a bear and spend 30-45 minutes swinging a dead blow hammer , just not worth it .....

 

[crazynorwegian]

what kind of noise is it? My car is making a pretty crappy noise right now too...

Its a single pop noise that happens when ever I change the direction of resistance on the drive-train. It happens when I start the car from a stop, or take my foot of the gas after accelerating

 

[2001Saleen181]

I took my car last week to the dealer because I thought my U-Joints were also bad.

The car "clicked" when I accelerate and decelerate. The problem were loose bolts on the u-joints and transmission mounts. Not the u-joints.

Basically the transmission was rocking when I was driving.