a quick way to put some pep back in your stang

[stangGT97]

Just my experience-
so lately my car has been a real dog, feeling really laggy and not powerful at all along with having a drivetrain squeak that was driving me crazy. So, i diagnosed it as being worn U-joints, and went about replacing them. the whole process took only about 3 hours, maybe less, and the car is now much more responsive and strong, and that terrible squeak is gone. I suggest that if your car is reaching about 70k-80k, or if you're noticing that your car feels doggish, you should check the U-joints out because they're probably shot. this is especially important for people who enjoy chirping the gears and hard shifting, this puts an immense amount of strain on the whole driveline, and the joints bear the brunt of it. in my case, half of the roller bearings were missing or out of place, and the grease was like water inside. $30 (for heavy duty joints) and ~3 hours of labor is certainly worthwhile IMO to get the car feeling ballzy again.

oh if you need more info just ask

 

[Orions98GT]

yes, check your U joints for play, with too much play you could end up breaking one, resulting in an unhappy ending

 

[dknuttgen]

I noticed in you sig that you don't like the MGW shifter. Why is that? It looks great. I have been thinking about getting one instead of the steeda tri-ax.

Pardon my ignorance but what are the u-joints?

Thanks,

Dustin

 

[DCBigpimpin]

MGW Shifter & triple chrome T knob

I think this means he loves it

 

[dknuttgen]

Oh! My mistake. Not up on the smileys I guess.

I still want one. I wonder if they are any better.

 

[COramprat]

I noticed in you sig that you don't like the MGW shifter. Why is that? It looks great. I have been thinking about getting one instead of the steeda tri-ax.

Pardon my ignorance but what are the u-joints?

Thanks,

Dustin

The u joints are what connects the driveshaft to the transmission. They are called that because of their shape. After so many miles the bearings tend to wear out and cause "slop" in the drive line. Sort of like a good firm handshake compared to a limp wristed one.

 

[Torinalth]

The u joints are what connects the driveshaft to the transmission. They are called that because of their shape. After so many miles the bearings tend to wear out and cause "slop" in the drive line. Sort of like a good firm handshake compared to a limp wristed one.

not quite correct, just to clarify, U joints are in two places, one on the driveshaft, the other is on the pinion shaft connection. the driveshaft fits onto the trany, U joint connects the driveshaft to the pinion shaft, pinion shaft connects to the differential. look under the car and you can see where it is.

Torinalth