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Originally Posted by kenny-1907
The clunk may not be the u-joints and you may be replacing them needlessly. U-joints when they go almost always squeak and by no means should they be shot after only a month unless you are doing something horribly wrong when installing them. The clunk i suspect is something else , possibly the slip yolk clunk that i have seen many times in this forum. I think you may have wasted a fair amount of money replacing the u-joints when there was most likely not a thing wrong with them. I could be wrong but i have NEVER seen a u-joint need replacing in less than a month UNLESS like i said you are doing something real bad when installing them. All i ever used to use to remove/install u-joints was a hammer and i vice (not the best way but it worked) Also from what i have read the place that you should be greasing the slip yolk is on the outside, not on the splines
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Thanks for the response Kenny. I agree that it's not the u-joint, I'm just not sure what it is. Fortunately I'm doing the work myself, so that's keeping the expense down. I guess what's puzzeling me is that the klunking is non-existent right after completing the u-joint replacement. Taking off from a stop, it accelerates quietly and smoothly. It slowly becomes more and more evident, to the point where it becomes extremely distracting in a matter of weeks. Additionally, there is no vibration in the drivetrain.
Exactly what is the "slip yoke"? Are you referring to the rear-end yoke? Should I be greasing the outside surface area of the u-joint where it connects to the rear-end?