Driveshaft Repair - (Spline and Slip Assembly Replacement)

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In this video, we share with you a repair I had done on the front driveshaft of my 85 Toyota 4runner. I used South Bay Driveline located in San Jose. They have over 30 years experience in the business and do really good work for a fair price. If you are in the Bay Area and need some driveshaft work done or maybe need some custom driveshafts made, I highly recommend you check them out.
South Bay Driveline
southbay-driveline.com/
*Parts*
Trail Gear Heavy Duty Driveline Kit
www.trail-gear.com/drivetrain...

[@TimmyTheToolman]

When talking about the Trail Gear Heavy Duty Driveline, I mention you wouldn't want to use it for the rear driveshaft because it's not recommended to run this at highway speeds. What I forgot to mention is it would be perfectly appropriate to run it in the rear if your rig is a dedicated trail rig and you trailer it to the trails.

[@8953147]

Always grateful to those local businesses that take pride in their work, which saves us turn-a-round time! Excellent video brother Tim!

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Thanks Brother Jake!

[@dsimp765]

Thanks Tim, I agree with the using local small businesses who do great work. I had an experience to yours. My local shop sent me a thank you card in the mail to make sure I was satisfied. Thanks again:)

[@TimmyTheToolman]

I really liked to ease of getting it fixed. I didn't have to ship my driveshaft to anyone or take a bunch of measurements to order a new one online. I removed it in their parking lot and left it with them. 3 days later, I got a call it was ready for pickup. That's hard to beat.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Wow that drive shaft is gorgeous

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Love the blue splines

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

What a great job they did

[@rodguitarezz3482]

Great shop and work.

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Yep. I'm glad I found them. Good dudes that do good work.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video Timmy

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Glad you like it Antonio.

[@weekendclimber]

Good information on lubing up those splines! Thanks Timmy!! #sicmods

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Yeah, I wanted to mention the lubrication of the splines because I think most people don't realize how poorly that slip yoke zerk fitting does with getting the splines properly lubricated to reduce wear.

[@NOLAnwa87]

Hey Timmy I love your videos and they’ve saved me a lot of money and time. I know this is probably out there but it would be great if you could do a video of a dual battery set up. I can’t find a video anywhere

[@TimmyTheToolman]

There's a chance we'd do a video on this at some point but no plans in the near future. I'm sure you could probably find a good write-up on it on T4R.org.

[@scottpetrie8707]

Nice job!

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Thanks Scott.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Love your Toyota Time Mechanic Shirt

[@TimmyTheToolman]

You can get one like it. Here's a link: www.automotiveworkwear.com/RedKap/SP24AC/automotive-technician.html They will do custom embroidery too.

[@fcparsons]

Hi Tim. Thanks for all the work you put in producing these videos. I’m almost done with the 4WD swap on a 99 Prerunner. Just need a rear driveshaft to complete the job. Was planning to use South Bay Driveline to shorten the intermediate shaft. Went down today and they quoted $670 to shorten the intermediate shaft and lengthen the rear shaft. I understood the intermediate shaft shortening together with rebalancing would cost $295. I was surprised when also being hit with the need to lengthen the rear shaft by an inch. They said this is required to accommodate my trucks 2” lift. Never heard of this before. When I suggested only shortening the intermediate shaft, they indicated it would not be safe and would not do it. Almost $700 to reuse an old shaft with 220k miles seems like a bad choice. What are your thoughts?

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Seems kind of weird to me too. You could possibly order a shaft from Tom Woods. Maybe see what they would charge.

[@criscross6591]

👍👍

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Love the bro Dozer she is gorgeous

[@gunsfishand4x4]

Great video! Have you ever done a video on the throttle position sensor by any chance?

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Thanks Chase. No, we haven't done a video for the throttle position sensor yet. If you lived in the Bay Area, I'd say come on over and let's make a video.

[@numu4291]

Hi Timmy, I really like all your videos. Recently I bought a 1999 Toyota runner limited a/t and I noticed a bad shaking when I shift in to reverse gear. Please help me with my issue. Thank you.

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Check your motor mounts and transmission mount. One of them might have become separated causing the extra vibration. Watch this video:kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZCXdZyvrNiGmM0

[@jeep6242]

Cool vid as always. I'm not getting the reason for the speed limitation for the front trail gear slip splines, at all. What am I missing?

[@TimmyTheToolman]

I'm not sure either. I'm just repeating what I heard.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Finaly uploading all of my hid retrofit installation

[@TimmyTheToolman]

I'll take a look at them when I get a chance.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@@TimmyTheToolman no problem timmy

[@solluna2155]

Cool, has been a long time that you have made a video man, pretty busy I am guessing 🙂

[@TimmyTheToolman]

It hasn't been a real long time, but yeah, both of us have been a little busy lately.

[@mikefoote6916]

Upon acceleration on my 3rd Gen 4runner , I had heard clicking sounds coming from Center or Rear End . Now I'm feeling vibrations upon acceleration until I get to higher speeds of around 50mph . However at speeds at or in excess of 70+ , vibrations become evident at cruise or descent . I'm thinking it's either Ujoints or driveshafts . What Brand parts would you recommend and where to get them .

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Hey Mike, have you inspected the rear driveshaft to see if there's play in any of the u-joints? Maybe all they need is some grease? When was the last time you greased all the zerk fittings? The double cardan joint has 3 zerk fittings. One for each u-joint and one for the center ball. Then you have one zerk fitting for the rear u-joint and one for the slip yoke. Toyota doesn't sell replacement u-joints for the double cardan joint. If those go bad or the center ball goes bad, you're either left with using parts that aren't the greatest or you get yourself another driveshaft. If the rear u-joint goes bad, you can replace it with a high quality u-joint from Toyota.

[@emadabulfaraj4488]

Hi Timmy How often should I apply grease for the driveshaft joints for my 2016 Toyota LC200? Thanks

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Every other oil change or every 10k miles is about right.

[@jamesflores9456]

7:15 i just want to say on my tacoma it works great... my dad must have pumped a tube in there or something because if i give it half a pump from a grease gun it squirts out the splines in fact there is a bunch of flung grease on the body crossmember and transmission from that driveshaft

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Hey James, that's good that the zerk fitting for greasing the slip yoke is working out for you. Yeah, your dad must have pumped it full of grease.

[@marcoharrorato7259]

Hey, timmy the tool man do you know how to replace the quarter side window for a 97 4runner somebody mowing their lawn a.k.a neighbor run thrown a rock an broken my rear side window. Thanks for the help

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Hey Marc, sorry but I don't have experience replacing a window.

[@marcoharrorato7259]

Okay, thank you anyway. Awesome channel as always👍

[@tb6651]

Hey Tim I have a question unrelated to this topic and it’s the hydraulic brake booster 2002. Do you think you might have that on your repair replace agenda sometime? It’s a project that’s way over my head. Thanks partner

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Sorry, but replacing a brake booster isn't going to happen anytime soon for us unless somebody out of the blue contacts us and asks us for help with one.

[@tb6651]

Timmy The Toolman thanks T

[@andyz3925]

(Sorry I left this exact question on another video of yours but I just had to bring this to your attention again).... Is the slip yoke "thump" an urban legend? Interesting thing I came across the other day with my always happening "thump". I was out on a smooth pavement hilly country road when I had to come to a stop going up hill. Figuring I had plenty of time to do so I let the hill itslef slow my 4Runner down rather than use my brakes and so what da you know.... it still did the thump?? Keep in mind the hill slowed me down going up it very slow. In other words it took me a long time to come to a stop with out ever using the brake.

[@TimmyTheToolman]

That's interesting. My first thought about that thump problem is it was the transmission finally dropping into first. But, when I was first diagnosing this issue, a good greasing of the slip yoke stopped the thump for a while. That was a clear indication to me that it was a driveshaft issue. I don't think I've ever had the thump on a hilll though like you're describing. Maybe it's a hard transmission downshift in your situation.

[@andyz3925]

@@TimmyTheToolman yesss it's what I've always figured.... late transmission down shifting into 1st. Servicing the slip yoke maybe is just softening the thump temporarily? I'm about to purchase a transmission from Street Smart transmission. I'll get back with you in time to let you know if the Thump goes away

[@TimmyTheToolman]

@@andyz3925 Who knows if the two are related or not. My 2000 has a bad thump again when I come to a stop and I have just learned to live with it. I will eventually get an entirely different driveshaft and then I'll know without a doubt if it was the driveshaft causing the rear end thump or it was the transmission all along.

[@andyz3925]

@@TimmyTheToolman to make this conversation further interesting.... .. I've had my driveshaft replaced and U-joints and still there is a Thump?

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Your new 4runner is sexy love the black nice 88 4Runner

[@Salve_Regina8]

Nice shaft

[@TimmyTheToolman]

I hear that a lot.

[@Salve_Regina8]

@@TimmyTheToolman haha!

[@lancehenthorn17]

Just wondering what the cost was to have the shop fix the drive shaft. Labor cost. I will say my 85 front drive shaft spline is a heck of a lot shorter. Now I lengthened my front shaft myself. Now with that said it's only for low speed wheeling. It's not balanced and not as true as it should be. lol!

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Hey Lance, I'll get back to you on this. I think I remember it was $150 labor but I'll give you the accurate amount tomorrow. I'm at work and don't have the invoice with me. I know Trail Gear charges $380 for the Heavy Duty Driveline Kit.

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Hey Lance, I remembered correctly. The labor was $150. The labor will obviously change depending on how involved the job is for them.