Front Driveshaft Double Cardin Joint

[Mud Thrasher]

Well, after countless times of wondering what was causing my driveline shudder and noise I found it. The ball joint in the middle of my double cardin joint is shot. Is there anyway of fixing it or do I get the pleasant experience of going to a driveline shop and having it replaced or fixed? http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/frown.gif Also is it alright for me to run without my front shaft and it engaged in E-drive till I get it fixed?

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'78 Chief 360/quadra-trac
D-44 f&r/3.55 r&p/31x10.5x15 G/Year Mt's
dual exhaust
Mallory Unilite Dist.
Edelbrock 4bbl 1405 carb
lined gas tank
free rust/new body soon

[jeepbob]

Get a new shaft and keep it greased.

Yes, you can run in e-drive. In fact you have to or you will not go any where. All the e-drive does is lock the diff in the case up. BTW you were luckey not to have the joint come apart as it will take the corner of the tranny with it, I found this out the hard way http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/frown.gif

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65 wag. 360/edelbrock rb4/t400/20 t-case/4:10 d27/d44 tracloc/onboard air/onboard 110v power(no inverter)/1999 Lincoln t.c.leather buckets/taurus ctr console/winch/33x12.50/tunes/water proof door pads
soon to have new motor/d44frt/d60r(4:10)welded diff/custom bumpers
see ya in da mud

[Rob]

How could you exactly tell if it was shot?

There's a write-up from Joe Shaefer in the technical library: http://www.ifsja.org/tech/driveshaft/cv101.shtml

Good luck!

[Mud Thrasher]

After posting that question I went digging in the archives and found my answer I needed. The problem was in the ball joint in the center of the cardin joint. It's called the centering yoke. I pulled the joint apart and found the shaft that it sits on a lil worn but still usable. Called O'Reilly's and they had one in stock believe it or not. The thing in the archives said that regular parts stores wouldn't have it but they did. Put it in and it drives like a dream. Just had a lil trouble getting it out of E-drive.

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'78 Chief 360/quadra-trac
D-44 f&r/3.55 r&p/31x10.5x15 G/Year Mt's
dual exhaust
Mallory Unilite Dist.
Edelbrock 4bbl 1405 carb
lined gas tank
free rust/new body soon

[Langdon]

I just rebuilt my front shaft...the double joint is not too tough to fix...just two normal u-joints and the ball. Problem is finding the ball, more than anything...

[Iron Horse]

Hey I've got to work on my front drive shaft also, but my ride is also my daily driver, so is it okay to run it with the Fr shaft out on a 229 case? Obviously I would'nt want to shift it into 4wd. while it's out.

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Andy

Iron Horse:
1988 Grand Wag
stock 360, TF727, NP229, D44's F/R, 31x10.5 BFG AT's stuffed in stock wheel wells, and no WOOD.
soon to have:
BDS 4" lift, 3" body lift, 33"-35" BFG MT's, complete repaint and body work

[JeepFreak]

You can do that but make sure you tape the vacuum switch so it doesn't get switched on accident. I have two young boys that think every switch has to moved or touched.

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JeepFreak

[Iron Horse]

I hear ya wtih the rug rats, they just gotta touch everything!!! http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Andy

Iron Horse:
1988 Grand Wag
stock 360, TF727, NP229, D44's F/R, 31x10.5 BFG AT's stuffed in stock wheel wells, and no WOOD.
soon to have:
BDS 4" lift, 3" body lift, 33"-35" BFG MT's, complete repaint and body work

[BobBarry]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Iron Horse:
I hear ya wtih the rug rats, they just gotta touch everything!!! http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

heh... Turned the key on the GW the other day, and the battery was 100% DEAD! When I swapped in a charged-up battery, I discovered that my daughters had been playing with the reading lamps and the CB again...

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Bob Barry<UL TYPE=SQUARE>* '78 Cherokee 4-door
* '88 Grand Wagoneer[/list]http://studentweb.providence.edu/~rbarry/wheels/