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Got the part today. Hope to be able to install it tomorrow. Will take some videos along the way.
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I don't know what years but some driveshafts were recalled for premature u-joint failure.
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Yeah, I emailed bmw, and mine isn’t on the recall list, But it has me a bit concerned! I got under the car and just took a video (found a friggin oil leak too..) but I have no idea how to upload it.. I could email it though..
Mine doesn’t appear to be the u joints, more the yoke that goes into the transfer case, heap of movement!
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Mine also. I'm not sure if the culprit is the u-joint or the connection to the transfer case, but the TIS diagnosis procedure seems to blame the u-joint / drive shaft if there is play. |
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Well, I got the front drive shaft replaced. That was a brutal job. It's easy enough to unbolt the drive shaft from the front diff, but a frame cross member prevents you from dropping the front of the shaft so that it can be pulled out from the transfer case. I made a tiny bit of extra room by unbolting one exhaust mount to allow the pipe to be moved a slight bit, and devised a hard-to-explain scheme to work the front u-joint under and behind the guibo so that there was enough room to pull the shaft from the transfer case. Installation of the new one by the reverse process was even harder.
And it did not fix the clunk The u-joints on the new shaft were smooth and somewhat stiff as you'd expect. The u-joints on the old one were floppy, but didn't really have any notchiness or lack of smoothness. The up/down lateral play was significantly reduced, but not eliminated. I think that play is in the transfer case. Any radial play seems like (normal?) gear lash at the front diff or transfer case - if you hold the guibo steady like the TIS suggests there's no radial play. I apologize but I was not able to take any video. I couldn't get my camera and tripod under the car, and I had a time limit. Not sure where to go from here. I'll maybe compare the brake pad play to the other side, but I'm basically out of ideas. |
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1. Did you rebuild the strut yourself? If so, did you make sure that the correct stud bolt was flush with the positioning pin that goes into the spring holder groove?
2. Did you inspect the functioning of the brake caliper? Is it completely free of rust, free to move, and the boot is intact?
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Now that I've been driving the vehicle for about a week after replacing the front drive shaft, it seems like the clunk and rattle are reduced by about 50%, but it's really hard to tell as the roads are clearing of snow and aren't quite as rough. |
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Any more parts changed or troubleshooting?
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I keep seeing this thread pop up....
SOOO excited, I think "Oooh, gonna hear what it turned out to be". and no luck. |
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