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Driveshaft slip yoke clunk fix
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<blockquote data-quote="ogdobber" data-source="post: 1162325" data-attributes="member: 22629"><p>Well i did search...even have read that thread! Haha. (The search function sucks in forums) Here's the thing. No matter what grease is used it will eventually have to be regreased and it is a pain in the ass to pull the driveshaft to do it. The only reason Ford doesn't put a zerk in from factory is the epa no longer allows it. (Think thousands of trucks with faulty zerks flinging grease)</p><p>Anyways this is the fix. If you got a new yoke with tighter splines it still will need to be greased (and greased again and again) </p><p>The zerk needs to be towards the back so when the suspension cycles the rubber seal/boot doesn't crash into it. </p><p>There is probably a couple inch void in between the output shaft and the bottom out of the yoke. So when you grease it for the first time it will take quite a bit of grease to fill that void, then you will feel the "pressure" when it is full...then a few more pumps will (squeeze) the grease into the splines. And as time goes on, and as the suspension cycles it continues to squeeze.</p><p>Before i put the zerk in, i packed the yoke with (lucas) grease and was dead quiet until a very heavy rock crawling and off roading session.</p><p>So with better grease (ford teflon) i am hoping to get more than 5000 miles and of course i will easily re grease on my oil changes</p><p>Still, since i bought my truck used, and the yoke was likely never greased, there may be wear and thus chews through grease quicker than it should.</p><p>So we will see. But definitely on the new one, if installed, will also get a grease zerk</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 11:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:25 PM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you click on that link that mmaterni posted and look at the last reply its mine from a couple months ago... Searching a solution for a squeak (chrip) was driving me nuts. Thought for sure it was leaf springs however 100% it is the yoke drying out. I just again had the squeak...did the fix above (installed zerk and greased) and now its dead quiet and smooth</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ogdobber, post: 1162325, member: 22629"] Well i did search...even have read that thread! Haha. (The search function sucks in forums) Here's the thing. No matter what grease is used it will eventually have to be regreased and it is a pain in the ass to pull the driveshaft to do it. The only reason Ford doesn't put a zerk in from factory is the epa no longer allows it. (Think thousands of trucks with faulty zerks flinging grease) Anyways this is the fix. If you got a new yoke with tighter splines it still will need to be greased (and greased again and again) The zerk needs to be towards the back so when the suspension cycles the rubber seal/boot doesn't crash into it. There is probably a couple inch void in between the output shaft and the bottom out of the yoke. So when you grease it for the first time it will take quite a bit of grease to fill that void, then you will feel the "pressure" when it is full...then a few more pumps will (squeeze) the grease into the splines. And as time goes on, and as the suspension cycles it continues to squeeze. Before i put the zerk in, i packed the yoke with (lucas) grease and was dead quiet until a very heavy rock crawling and off roading session. So with better grease (ford teflon) i am hoping to get more than 5000 miles and of course i will easily re grease on my oil changes Still, since i bought my truck used, and the yoke was likely never greased, there may be wear and thus chews through grease quicker than it should. So we will see. But definitely on the new one, if installed, will also get a grease zerk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro[COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 11:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:25 PM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR] If you click on that link that mmaterni posted and look at the last reply its mine from a couple months ago... Searching a solution for a squeak (chrip) was driving me nuts. Thought for sure it was leaf springs however 100% it is the yoke drying out. I just again had the squeak...did the fix above (installed zerk and greased) and now its dead quiet and smooth Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro [/QUOTE]
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