Driveshaft squeaks!! I finally found my squeak! :)
02-27-2002, 07:04 PM
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Driveshaft squeaks!! I finally found my squeak! :)
I am so happy! I finally found out where the squeaking is coming from on my car. From the u joints on the driveshaft. One of my friends said he had this problem with squeaking and he just greased the u joints on the driveshaft and they were gone! What I wanted to know is how hard is it to do this and what kind of grease would I need? Thanks to anyone who helps me! 
02-28-2002, 12:44 PM
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Well, if it's the original driveshaft, our u-joints are sealed. You'd have to put in an aftermarket set to get the grease fittings. How'd you find out it was the driveshaft?
02-28-2002, 01:45 PM
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Originally posted by Camaro_hunter_d
They have fittings for it. General purpose is good enough. I use Lucas High performance personally...
They have fittings for it. General purpose is good enough. I use Lucas High performance personally...
02-28-2002, 05:12 PM
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I actually went underneath the car with it on! 
It was pretty scary and I got a heater hose and stuck it to my ear and searched around for it. It's really weird, it's not a loud screech or anything, just a little squeaking here and there. And also, I am the only one who notices in my car when it squeaks. Which is good when I have girls in the car. The only times you can really hear the squeaking is when I go through a drivethru at mcdonalds or something. Then the squeaks bounce off the wall and is VERY embarrassing. Oh well, looks like I have another project. I have another question but I will post it in another topic. Thanks a lot TomP and Camarohunter!
It was pretty scary and I got a heater hose and stuck it to my ear and searched around for it. It's really weird, it's not a loud screech or anything, just a little squeaking here and there. And also, I am the only one who notices in my car when it squeaks. Which is good when I have girls in the car. The only times you can really hear the squeaking is when I go through a drivethru at mcdonalds or something. Then the squeaks bounce off the wall and is VERY embarrassing. Oh well, looks like I have another project. I have another question but I will post it in another topic. Thanks a lot TomP and Camarohunter!
03-01-2002, 10:17 AM
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Damn, dude, you've got *****! I would've been removing the driveshaft, and seeing if I could make it squeak on the workbench- and I probably never would've found the squeak! 
Hey if you've got a camera, maybe you could write a tech article for thirdgen.org about replacing the u-joints- I don't think anyone's written one like that yet.
I would've been removing the driveshaft, and seeing if I could make it squeak on the workbench- and I probably never would've found the squeak! Hey if you've got a camera, maybe you could write a tech article for thirdgen.org about replacing the u-joints- I don't think anyone's written one like that yet.
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Yeah I do have a camera. But hopefully I won't have to replace the u joints. Keeping my fingers crossed! I will check on them on Sunday.
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