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Shimmy taking off

Old June 5th, 2009, 11:05 PM
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Default Shimmy taking off

someone here had a question about take off shimmy. so did i.

i changed my yoke u-joint yesterday.

that shimmy is gone.
Old July 29th, 2009, 4:40 PM
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Default just to make sure...

I think I have a similar problem. From a stand still when you take off it seems like something is loose and "shifts" or is loose and it tightens up...it's hard to describe.

Is this the u-joint between driveshaft and rearend or transmission?
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No, it's a yoke which supports the driveshaft. It's commonly referred to as a "rag joint".
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