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Bgcj5 · 08-13-2001, 05:59 PM

well my weekend sucked. I had to change the drivers side u joint in my 97 Ram 1500. just getting the rotor and hub off are a pain all in their own but my day got even better when I went to press the u joint out. I put the shafts on the press and begain to press out the joint and all of a sudden I heard a huge snap. I looked down and the ear to my inner shaft BROKE!!!!!! so now it is completly junk and I had to call the dealership today to get a new one for witch they rapped me on cause they charged me 200 bucks for a stupid shaft!!! Dam trucks.....mumble mumble mumble

drnut · 08-14-2001, 09:09 PM

I had the same thing happen to me but both sides at different times but, i still has the warrenty and they covered it. Since then i have not wheeled my truck really hard. The problem is that they are always in motion even when you are not in 4 wheel drive. When you engage in 4wd it engages the pass. side shaft only, the drivers side is always on! I wish they had just left hubs on it. Would have solved alot of problems.

Bgcj5 · 08-15-2001, 11:48 AM

Amen to that
It turns out that the dealer ship gave me the wrong part and when I returned it for the right part they wanted to charge me 550 for the single shaft!!!!!! I told them to go pound sand and I went home and ordered a custom shaft from Moser Enginering and they only charged me 160 including shipping. I should get the shaft in on fri so hopefully I can get it fixed this weekend.

08-13-2001, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bgcj5 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3834 Location: Merrimack, NH Posts: 1,073	Stupid dodge well my weekend sucked. I had to change the drivers side u joint in my 97 Ram 1500. just getting the rotor and hub off are a pain all in their own but my day got even better when I went to press the u joint out. I put the shafts on the press and begain to press out the joint and all of a sudden I heard a huge snap. I looked down and the ear to my inner shaft BROKE!!!!!! so now it is completly junk and I had to call the dealership today to get a new one for witch they rapped me on cause they charged me 200 bucks for a stupid shaft!!! Dam trucks.....mumble mumble mumble __________________ Just Empty Every Pocket

08-14-2001, 09:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
drnut Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 855 Location: Fontana,Ca Posts: 1,968	I had the same thing happen to me but both sides at different times but, i still has the warrenty and they covered it. Since then i have not wheeled my truck really hard. The problem is that they are always in motion even when you are not in 4 wheel drive. When you engage in 4wd it engages the pass. side shaft only, the drivers side is always on! I wish they had just left hubs on it. Would have solved alot of problems. __________________ The worst day of rockcrawling is better than the best day at work!

08-15-2001, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bgcj5 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3834 Location: Merrimack, NH Posts: 1,073	Amen to that It turns out that the dealer ship gave me the wrong part and when I returned it for the right part they wanted to charge me 550 for the single shaft!!!!!! I told them to go pound sand and I went home and ordered a custom shaft from Moser Enginering and they only charged me 160 including shipping. I should get the shaft in on fri so hopefully I can get it fixed this weekend. __________________ Just Empty Every Pocket

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