How would I go about greasing up the splines on my uhhhhhhhh slipyoke I guess its callled. (can turn a wrench but am still in the beggining stages of learning)

mark the driveshaft and yoke. so when you reinstall it will be in the same spot. disconnect the drivehsaft at yoke on diff. slide out driveshaft, put grease on the splines either in the driveshaft or in the tcase. I would use like a bearing type grease. put the shaft into the tcase work it in and out like a horny humping your leg. to get that greased worked into the splines.

so basically take 4 bolts off the Driveshaft slide it out off the rear diff. and then slide it out of the back of the transmission or T-case or whatever. Then just grease the inside up heavily or the part of the shaft that goes in n that's er?

What are the Torque specs on the 4 Bolts connecting the driveshaft to the rear diff?

so basically take 4 bolts off the Driveshaft slide it out off the rear diff. and then slide it out of the back of the transmission or T-case or whatever. Then just grease the inside up heavily or the part of the shaft that goes in n that's er?


yes, put a glob of grease in there. or if you have a little brush, and brush grease on the splines. as for the torque specs I could not tell you. I just usually tighten by hand or my cordless impact. if you tighten by hand becareful not to over tighten. could search for torque specs.

Really? I wouldnt of thought hand tight would be enough. But you know probably know alot better than I do.

Finally did it awhile ago, Figured it was gettin dark , should do it now. Anyway first time put way to much grease in there and couldnt get'r all the way back on. Easy fix. Took some back out put her in place and bolted her back on(hand tight). Seems to be good but ill double check tightness in the A.M. S**ty thing is though dont really hear much of any squeeling, but, I am hearing (and I guess have heard all along) what sounds like more of a ticking or clicking noise. WTF. Good thing I didnt buy U-Joints today because when I had it off there wasnt really any play in the cross or "slipyoke". None that I could notice anyway, inexperienced or not. Could this ticking noise possibly be the bearing inside there? Or more likely something else?

It is likely a u-joint that is dry . The ticking you hear is when driving slowy ?

yea, I usually tighten everything with my hands. and that is pretty damn tight. ticking noise, is this when the engine is running? Or are you driving? If you hear a ticking noise while the engine is running. that is normal for the lbz, especially if you have it programmed with more than stock hp. could not tell you the cause of this though. i think it was the advanced timing, and some fuel not getting burned. there has been a couple threads on this site about that same tick noise, if it is the same one you are talking about. if it is while you are driving it might be a u joint, that needs to be greased, like was stated by Puffer. or it might even be a rock stuck in the tread of one of your tires. I've had that problem once before. I was looking at a customers car, trying to figure out what this damn noise was then I isolated it to a rock in the tire. please elaborate more on the tick.

Its not the engine she's a mint. Its not a rock in my tire. Its more of the same rythym of the squeeky U-Joint but more of a tick. Sounds like a metal band (just a comparison not a thought) slaping something as the driveshaft turns. Happens at the same time the U-Joint would sqeek but now that I've done that, no squeek for now but still the ticking. Its getting pretty annoying now.

And yes its when I'm driving at slow speeds. Usually from stop to go and when decelerating from bout 40-50 km/hr to a stop.

can you jack up the rear, put alli in "n" crawl under the ass end use your hands and spin either wheel to see if it even coming from the drive shaft area. this should help you isolate it. or maybe do the same thing but turn the drive shaft. or even better with the ass end off the ground, blocks under front tires. put alli in "d" crawl back under the ass end, and listen with a stethascope. if you don't have one use some rubber hosing or tubing and start going around the components that are in rotation. should be able to isolate this way. Also another you could do is use either wd40, pb blaster, or silicone spray. and spray the u joints while driveshaft, and wheels are rotating and alli in "d" and still raised. is it a ticking noise, or is it more like a rubbing noise?

It's like a Click , click , click , as I'm slowly moving forward up to about 40 Kms/hr. But not everytime. Most of the time it does this but not every single time.

This ones got me stumped. I'll check that rite away. I was just about to jack er up n check the wheel bearings anyway so I might as well check that out same time. Shifts better again since puttin some grease back in there though.

is it continuous? or only during those times....from stop to acel, and then decel? maybe you have something a little loose that needs to be tightened up. like shock, leaf spring mounts. can you isolate either near the t case or near the diff area?

Its not continuous. Usually shut up as speeds get faster. Havent been able to Isolate it yet cause its only when Im driving(so hard to tell for sure where its coming from). I did put 2" blocks on the back last weekend but its been doin this for awhile before that.

is it from front or rear? you lubed the rear d shaft correct? check your wheel bearings, while you're there check your brakes could there wear indicator rubbing on the rotor. even check the dust/backing plates on the back of the rotors. might of gotten bent and rubbing on rotors.

the lift blocks won't do it there not around anything rotational

How do you lube the rear of the driveshaft? I cleaned it up with brake cleaner just to make sure she fit back tight. But no grease. Back rotors are starting to get pretty bad scores but its not a squeel from the brakes though.

I've heard people say that some kind of bolts come loose on the caliper. Would that sound like a clicking while going down the road at city speeds?

did you remove the rear d shaft, and lube the splines at the end? or was it the front d shaft that you lubed the splines on? as for the brakes, there is a little metal tab that sticks out from the pads, and will contact/ rub the rotor and will make a noise telling you to replace to replace the pads and resurface the rotors.

it is possible, i would say make sure all the bolts are tight for the all brakes, d shafts, wheels, suspension, ie.. shocks, leafs. if it is not continuous, then it will be caused by a load...acel or decel.

It was the main shaft the rear that I removed. Greased the splines on the tranny shafted and the inside of the joints connecting end. And it isnt the squeelers on the brake pads. Everything seems to be tight

hmmm....i would try and raise the rear end, and put it in gear, and see if you hear it. if not then have some one help you. and try to power brake the truck, while you are outside of the vehicle to listen to figure out where it is coming from.

All that I know for sure right now is that it seems to only be happening now when decelerating. But I do not have to be applying the brake. So its obviously not the brakes. Very annoying and somewhat conserning.