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Originally Posted by mad1517
I have a one piece drive shaft with 2 u joints,speaking of these do you recomend greaseable or non,also how much grease do you put on the slip yoke and what are some other types of grease you can use or you suggest,maybe the green grease that water proof stuff.Thanks for any help
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Me, myself and I like the greaseable kind of u-joint on my truck....because *I* know when and how often these joints have been serviced.
For the slip yoke.... I first thoroughly clean out as much of the the old grease as possible (carb cleaner and a tooth brush works good for this). BEFORE you pull the shaft, make sure you match-mark the driveshft to the rear axle u-joint saddle ("White-Out" correction fluid works great for this). You really can't do much with the tranny tailshaft itself. I use my finger and a small brush (like a welders flux brush) and slather a good coating of waterproof grease ( I use Bel-Ray grease cause I have a dirt bike....I guess the "green stuff" will be okay but I've not used any other stuff than the Bel-Ray grease) into the splines and interior of the slip joint...make sure you get complete coverage. Then reassemble the driveshaft and you should be good for 6-8 months.
Mike
98Sierra