After i installed both ujoints, the rear was perfectly smooth, but the front felt a little tacky. I watched a video made by dana spicer, and they mentioned tapping the ears or collar to free up any tension. I had to do that a few times in a few different places to try and get it to move smoothly, i never did get it perfectly smooth like the rear one. So i put the dshaft back in and went with it, and the same vibe was there as with the old joints, that is until i tapped it the other day, been smooth since. I hope its not the ears on the shaft, i doubt it. If the vibe comes back, i may have a shop install just the front ujoint.
When i looked up the right ujoint application for my truck on the dana spicer website, the front and rear showed different part numbers, however, i installed the same part number for both, the rear is right, and the correct front one would have been too large to fit, which i dont understand. The front ujoint i put in there was the exact size of the one i took out, thus giving me the vibe. I never did tap it when the old was in there though. Thats why i may have a shop just make it right.
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