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Old 12-02-2005, 07:41 AM   #11
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Re: Re: Advice on high mileage maintenance

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Originally Posted by 99DenaliMan
I had a 99 Yukon that had a slight vibration/shudder when stopped/excelerating and was told by a local shop "We'll start by doing a fuel injector cleaner". I told the guy it was 100% my drivetrain and he told me he thought differently. I basically argued with the guy, then he told me for $70.00 he'll diagnose it. I walked out replaced the u-joints, etc to find I had a seal leaking and my slipyoke into transmission was leaking and drying up.
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What a dope. Driveshaft flutter is very distinctive, and only occurs under very tell-tale conditions. It's pretty hard to misdiagnose.
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