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2018 Silverado rear u-joint failure.

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Hey guys. For the past few weeks i been noticing a chirp/squeel noise from my truck while on a 1600km roadtrip home, Not long after making it back to this turned into a vibration, which immediately i knew was a U-joint. Just not what i expected from a year old truck with only 27,000 km's.

 

Anyways, the dealer here in town are not at all cooperative, and unable to fit my truck in for over a month they claim, I have tried ordering the u joint from the dealer which is a process that seems to be taking forever. I have tried calling around and searching, does anybody know a cross reference for a aftermarket u-joint at the least so I'm able to get my truck back on the road as quickly as i can? My truck by the way is a 2018 Silverado (Canadian) CCSB, 4X4, with the 5.3.

 

Thanks!

Mark

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25 minutes ago, Crisby said:

Hey guys. For the past few weeks i been noticing a chirp/squeel noise from my truck while on a 1600km roadtrip home, Not long after making it back to this turned into a vibration, which immediately i knew was a U-joint. Just not what i expected from a year old truck with only 27,000 km's.

 

Anyways, the dealer here in town are not at all cooperative, and unable to fit my truck in for over a month they claim, I have tried ordering the u joint from the dealer which is a process that seems to be taking forever. I have tried calling around and searching, does anybody know a cross reference for a aftermarket u-joint at the least so I'm able to get my truck back on the road as quickly as i can? My truck by the way is a 2018 Silverado (Canadian) CCSB, 4X4, with the 5.3.

 

Thanks!

Mark

Just go to a auto parts store and get one there very easy to do and not expensive if your in a hurry. https://www.autozone.com/drivetrain/u-joint 

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Check with an autoparts store. It’s not the dealers fault they can’t get it in, it’s the UAW and their stupid strike causing the issue. U joints don’t typically fail that early but if you figure they make a few million of them, a couple will be bad here and there.

It’s not difficult to do it yourself, myself and others on here I’m sure could walk you thru it.

davester Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah, local parts store if you need it right away, online if you can wait a bit for likely a higher quality, but still cheaper part.  if you use rockauto.com, make sure to find the 5% off code and put it in when you checkout.

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I have no issue at all replacing u-joints myself (im a certified mechanic myself) just seems all the staff at local parts stores here have no idea how to cross reference part #'s. I got the OEM part number on hand and managed to cross it up last night so i'll check around today and let you guys know how it goes!

Rick Murphy Enthusiast

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Please make sure you get the proper Spicer U joints for you truck with several size color coded clips included and also the caps are made of the right metal that won't corrode with aluminum There is a real science to changing these modern U joints

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