Ticking from driveline when off throttle?

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Now there ya go! ….. re water ingress in the U/Js, what you wrote has always been my thinking.

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On the other hand I know a bloke who has had 5 (count em) 5 driveshafts in about 3-4 years.
When I looked at them they all had the front double cardan UJ gone. My front double cardan UJ went even though greased regularly.
In fact I bought one from him for 50 bucks and fitted a new UJ.
Guess what. No drain.
Regards PhilipA

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

I extended my drains 8 years ago and grease regularly.
About 1 year ago, I was doing a Uturn and heard a slight noise and sure enough it was the UJ.
Regards PhilipA

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Wouldn't that tell you it made no difference?

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

I have rebuilt a couple but there is a lot of room for error mainly by losing some of the loose rollers in the Double Cardan, or assembling a UJ with a roller fallen down into the cap. And once a mistake is made it is difficult to fix without doing more damage.
Regards PhilipA

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

On the other hand I know a bloke who has had 5 (count em) 5 driveshafts in about 3-4 years.
When I looked at them they all had the front double cardan UJ gone. My front double cardan UJ went even though greased regularly.
In fact I bought one from him for 50 bucks and fitted a new UJ.
Guess what. No drain.
Regards PhilipA

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It's difficult to "count em" if i can't see "em"

5 shafts in 3-4 years?, you really shouldn't have built them for him... poor guy[biggrin]

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5 shafts in 3-4 years?, you really shouldn't have built them for him... poor guy

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I didn't. AFAIK they were new or professionally rebuilt.
The one I bought from him had been rebuilt 6 months before by a Driveshaft company who would not accept warranty on it. It does have a lovely sticker on it.
I nagged him to fit drains and I think he has now.

Regards PhilipA

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

I didn't. AFAIK they were new or professionally rebuilt.
The one I bought from him had been rebuilt 6 months before by a Driveshaft company who would not accept warranty on it. It does have a lovely sticker on it.
I nagged him to fit drains and I think he has now.

Regards PhilipA

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Was kidding

Sounds like a Driveshaft company to stay away from