slip joint

[VinceJE]

I'm chasing a driveline clunk. Miy driveshaft has rubber boots over the splines with the factory clamps that you have to cut off.

 

[JLDickmon]

is the slip joint i the drive line? I just wonder if a slip joint not being greased properly could cause some driveline vibration as well?

yes.

as far as the grease goes, the best thing to use is Lubri-plate

 

[iracemine]

before I head out to the stealership I was wondering if there is a place I can get the boot clamps online instead???????

 

[BIG JOE]

before I head out to the stealership I was wondering if there is a place I can get the boot clamps online instead???????

FWIW guyz

I've greazed my splines 3 times now.. the first time I did it, I cut the OEM clamps off and replaced them with Band Clamps. 150,000 on'em.. no issues.

Joe

Or am I missing something here ??

 

[binuya]

before I head out to the stealership I was wondering if there is a place I can get the boot clamps online instead???????

I was able to re-use one of mine after carefully taking it off. For the other end I used a zip tie.

 

[iracemine]

zip tie! heck yeah, I will get some metal ones from the store.

Joe, not a fan of the band clamps. I work with beer draft equipment a lot and find I replace those things constantly with a real clamp fixes most leaks found in a draft system. And I dont want to have that big dumb screw off balancing my drive shaft.

 

[VinceJE]

before I head out to the stealership I was wondering if there is a place I can get the boot clamps online instead???????

I didn't find them online. The OEM clamps are a pain to get off and are usually destroyed when you do take them off for the next time. So, I figure a good quality zip-tie is a better option.

 

[BIG JOE]

zip tie! heck yeah, I will get some metal ones from the store.

Joe, not a fan of the band clamps. I work with beer draft equipment a lot and find I replace those things constantly with a real clamp fixes most leaks found in a draft system. And I dont want to have that big dumb screw off balancing my drive shaft.

Understood.

I'm like'n the Zip-Tie thing too. Guna change mine out today.

 

[DaveBen]

Here is a place with metal zip ties:

Search results for "metal zip ties" - Allied Electronics

Dave

 

[JRJ04]

Are the slip joint and carrier bearing 2 different things?

Just wanted to clear this one up...cause nothing has ever been greased under there before on mine and id like to get it done.