Anyone Replaced The Drive Shaft With The New One?

[jro909]

i just live with the clunk, its not teeth breaking or really that hard to ignore...its by no means any reason to scold GM, every brand has its flaws...

[txab]

Oops sorry I was talking about the steering shaft

Replace the intermediate steering and shaft and check the lower bearing in the column.

 

BIG difference between driveshaft and ISS. Kinda hard to confuse the two.

 

You can replace the ISS yourself.

 

Procedure

[levigarrett]

Let me guess, not recall just another bulletin? It would only be about the 5 bulletin for me so great.

 

Does anyone have the bulletin number or pertinent info.

 

 

I do get the clunk sometimes, but I thought it was the rear end.

[jdr7785]

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1212796[/url]' date='Oct 23 2011, 07:32 PM']Oops sorry I was talking about the steering shaft

Replace the intermediate steering and shaft and check the lower bearing in the column.

 

BIG difference between driveshaft and ISS. Kinda hard to confuse the two.

 

You can replace the ISS yourself.

 

Procedure

 

Thanks, I dont know why I put drive shaft cause it's not what I meant.

[mhenshaw]

Let me guess, not recall just another bulletin? It would only be about the 5 bulletin for me so great.

 

Does anyone have the bulletin number or pertinent info.

 

 

I do get the clunk sometimes, but I thought it was the rear end.

 

 

The drive shaft clunk will never go away. The only real fix is to buy a slip yoke eliminator kit, but that expensive. I can't figure out why GM won't change the design. Maybe they like customers to come in complaining about it so they can sell other services to them

[jdr7785]

Called the dealership and the service department said replacing the steering shaft with the new updated shaft would cost about $130, which i didnt think was that bad. He claims the new design will totally fix the clunk, I hope so. Time to start saving.

[txab]

Part is only $50. You have no mechanical abilities? It's a simple replacement

[jdr7785]

Part is only $50. You have no mechanical abilities? It's a simple replacement

 

I am a college student living away from home. I dont have all the tools required to do this, and do not want to spend the money to buy them and only use them once. Driving home would also cost me quite a bit, so it evens out

[Silverado4x4]

Called the dealership and the service department said replacing the steering shaft with the new updated shaft would cost about $130, which i didnt think was that bad. He claims the new design will totally fix the clunk, I hope so. Time to start saving.

 

It will, my wife had a 06 Tahoe that did that and the new design shaft cleared up the clunk.

[jdr7785]

Called the dealership and the service department said replacing the steering shaft with the new updated shaft would cost about $130, which i didnt think was that bad. He claims the new design will totally fix the clunk, I hope so. Time to start saving.

 

It will, my wife had a 06 Tahoe that did that and the new design shaft cleared up the clunk.

 

 

Probably a dumb question, but do they replace the bearing too?