430-11A alternatives?
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flatfootSenior Member
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430-11A alternatives?
Having just blown out both brand new 430-11A U-joints tonight on the way home from work does anybody have a better alternative??
I'm going to call around about having a custom driveshaft built tomorrow, but I'd really like to find something cheaper for the short term.Life's short
Go fast
Have a blast
Leave a good looking corpse -
mcxSenior Member
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I was curious how many miles you put on those joints…I was going to purchase one to fix a clunk that has developed recently. -
flatfootSenior Member
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Under 400 on my 86 turbo.
I just put them on Sunday to replace an original factory set.
This isn't my first set I've blown. Last year I blew a one in a parking garage so I was lucky and found somebody parting out a car here at that time and snagged a whole driveshaft from them which I wore out doing 150+ miles a day on the daily driver.Life's short
Go fast
Have a blast
Leave a good looking corpse -
mcxSenior Member
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disappointing…inferior product[Rockford] or is your yoke egging out and excessive clearance, perhaps?? -
G-EJunior Member
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I hate to say it, but I don't think the u-joints are your problem, or at least not the cause… I'd be checking your trans mount, engine mounts, subframe bushings and diff mount very thoroughly
I suspect you're putting too much stress on them at awkward angles, which then leads to failure after so many instances -
mcxSenior Member
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Originally posted by G-EI hate to say it, but I don't think the u-joints are your problem, or at least not the cause… I'd be checking your trans mount, engine mounts, subframe bushings and diff mount very thoroughly
I suspect you're putting too much stress on them at awkward angles, which then leads to failure after so many instances -
G-EJunior Member
- 6320
I've found the trans mount is the most overlooked one of the lot, and the one that allows the trans to flop around like a dying fish