The u-joint is not greasable directly, although grossly overgreasing the
torque tube ball might get some on the u-joint. Further, if your u-joint
were making a noise, it would be too late to grease it.
At 11:23 AM 9/30/97 -0500, kwolf@syntra.com wrote:
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>I believe it will make the noise, given your scenario. I'll double check. In
>the mean time, I will grease the heck out of it. I hope that will do it. I
>susupect your $270 is part only...I'll have my mechanic take a look should it
>come to that.
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>Thanks,
>Karl
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>Subject: Re: 89 505 SW8: Front end (?) klunk
>Author: <peugeot@Tesla.tor.ec.gc.ca>
>Date: 9/30/97 11:22 AM
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> Karl. Does it also "Clunk" if you let off the gas in a hurry? Say
> for instance you are taking off from a light, giving it a moderate
> amount of gas, the car upshifts into second and the car in front stops
> suddenly forcing you to let off the gas. Get the picture? If it
> clunks, this tells you there is slop in the drive train. Bad news,
> the propeller shaft is getting ready to quit. This may not be the
> problem you are having, but I have. My 87 V6 was doing this for quite
> some time, then one day one of my offspring called me in a panic
> stating the @#$% car will not move. Upon inspection, found the torque
> tupe to be completely stripped out at the transmission end. Many
> hours and around 270.00 later, the car was on the road. Ray
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>Subject: 89 505 SW8: Front end (?) klunk
>Author: <peugeot@Tesla.tor.ec.gc.ca > at MILNET
>Date: 9/30/97 8:20 AM
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>This last weekend I had the two front ball joints replaced. I expected that
>this repair would have taken away said noise. Here is what happens:
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>As I decelerate (braking), I can feel a klunk at my feet.
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>This does not seem to be related to shifting at all since it happens whether I
>am in neutral or in gear.
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>Any ideas? Should I simply grease the heck out of the "propeller shaft"
(Haynes
>manual's term for "drive shaft") i.e. use the ball joint grease nipple?
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>Thanks,
>Karl
>NYC
>89 505 SW8 (automatic)
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