Drive Shaft Bushing

**fbodyNATION** · 06-21-2011, 09:11 PM

what kind of noise does your car makes when the driveshaft bushing is bad or on its way out?

**Knight** · 06-22-2011, 03:45 AM

Do you mean u-joints? If so, they will click or rattle.

**fbodyNATION** · 06-23-2011, 08:12 AM

i might mean the U joints,but I'm not 100% sure yet because i haven't got the car to the shop yet i'll keep you guys informed

**pajeff02** · 06-23-2011, 08:19 AM

You can sometimes feel a vibration and/or hear it at certain r.p.m.'s. Best to get under the car and do a visual inspection and then grab ahold of the driveshaft and see if there is any side-to-side movement in the joint.

**fbodyNATION** · 06-23-2011, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

You can sometimes feel a vibration and/or hear it at certain r.p.m.'s. Best to get under the car and do a visual inspection and then grab ahold of the driveshaft and see if there is any side-to-side movement in the joint.

i'm at the shop now it wasn't the u joints...LoL! it happened to be the TORQUE ARM BRACKETS the rubber was worn & they broke so im getting new ones from the dealer,but a guy at the dealer said i should invest in some aftermarket torque arm brackets because the stock ones break all the time...any idea on where i can get some from??? BTW the driveshaft has been replaced by the previous owner

**pajeff02** · 06-23-2011, 01:34 PM

Best thing to do is get the torque arm off the back of the transmission. UMI makes a trans crossmember that allows the use of either a stock or aftermarket full length torque arm.

**fbodyNATION** · 06-24-2011, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

Best thing to do is get the torque arm off the back of the transmission. UMI makes a trans crossmember that allows the use of either a stock or aftermarket full length torque arm.

ok thanks