On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:48:43 -0400, NotNow wrote:

Just John Again wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:08:28 -0400, NotNow wrote:

Just John Again wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:20:35 -0400, NotNow wrote:

Opened up my newsreader this morning, and 90% political crap and Harry
wasn't even the worst instigator..........
Seems to be a quite peaceful day. H the K is going unanswered, for the
most part, and the political crap is way down.

Plus, I got a new drive shaft in my 4Runner this morning. And, all my
change was left in my glove box.

Lastly, I get to go get my boat out of the shop right now!

Bye.
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John H
What happened to the drive shaft?

It would bind, and then it would 'unbind' when I stopped. This was
intermittent, maybe once every 5-8 stops. When it 'unbound', it would
slide forword on its splines and stop. This felt like I was getting
rear-ended. It's not an uncommon problem.

Some other folks whining: http://tinyurl.com/ljm6od

I guess I've got a decent dealer. The shop foreman explained the
problem to me and ordered a new shaft.
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John H

The link didn't seem to work for me. But, I'm wondering why it would be
the driveshaft itself instead of the universals?

The driveshaft slides on splines. It's supposed to slide back and
forth to allow for movement of the final drive. It's when it doesn't
just slide that the problem develops.
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John H