Double Cardan joint

It drives great. I used to had that “bump” when I came to a stop before. Some people claimed it was axle wrap from bad springs. I can’t say that did. Or contribute to the issue but it certainly is gone now. Drive line feels tight and right. No funk clunks or bumps. Just like it came off the assembly line.
The driveline shop did say the new one will be much easier to disassemble and the parts are highly available when the time comes but that should be just as long (if not longer) than the oe.

 

So which one do I get for my CD joint? Theres so many ujoints posted here, I already took the joints out and i thought the autozone ones fit, but I guess not. I need them asap thanks

 

Guess that all depends on whether your DC joint is an inside clip or outside clip unit. There has been a fair amount of success listed early in the thread for "inside" clip joints. From following the thread, I think that myself and one other guy have been the only ones to report good luck with the outside clip joint. I sourced my outside clip joints from here:
http://www.theujointstore.com/ Guy was very helpful and I got the joints (2) in a couple of days. The rest is up to your skill level and proper tools for removal and re-installation.
As @DirtyPool documents, you must reassemble it in exactly the right sequence or your efforts will be wasted..follow his detailed description at the beginning of the thread and you really can't go wrong. Best of luck and report back for the benefit of others down the line.

 

What ujoint did you get? I found one for Toyota on the link you sent me but I'm not really sure, it's also the ones with the outside ring clip.

 

I went ahead and bought 2 u joints, they have the same measurement as the OEM, how about the center ball bearing?

 

Did you find what you needed? They say it’s out there......

 

If your centering ball is bad, than the whole CV is shot and will need to be replaced. There are NO parts for that centering assembly on our trucks that anyone has been able to find.
PowerTrain Industries makes a replacement CV assembly that will work as a replacement for our stock units if the centering ball is toast. If your centering ball is good, then just replace the ujoints and it should work like a champ. Be sure to take pics of where your zerks are now and then get them placed exactly in the same location when you slip in the new ujoints...it does matter and will only work right if you pay close attention and duplicate positioning!
I am happy to report that as of now, my CV is performing smoothly and seems very balanced. Longevity is still a question, but only time will tell on that point. Good luck!!

 

Alright so theres an update, the ujoints from http://www.theujointstore.com/ work pretty good basically direct fit and looks OEM to me part #1351-25 from powertrain industries.
Left one is the one I ordered and the right one is what it originally had, looked good for 280k miles

 

Niice! That makes me feel happy

What was the condition of your centering ball assembly? Hope it is good!!!

 

Thanks! It was good, the shop I took it to installed a u joint that didnt fit and had to weld the snap rings in place. That led to the grease fitting breaking off the centering ball and throwing out all the grease until it didnt have any. Which I had to fix their mistake But everything else seemed normal

 

Yeah, grease is essential for these units!! More on the inside than outside!

 

I took a look at your link. Is this under "Toyota Tacoma and Tundra outside snap ring"? This part, which didn't have a picture, was down along the side, and has part number TUS-TOYCV and seems to only be for the Double Cardan. I couldn't find that part number (1351-25).

Attempting to look up u-joints on that site under Toyota wouldn't give a Tacoma, or even a Tundra option.

Maybe I'm missing something.

Thanks.

 

Hello all new to the forum here. I have it 01 Toyota tundra and I am working on the 2U joints described here in the forum. The 2U joints in my double Cardan joint. I have removed both of them and I am looking for the correct U joint to replace them with. My original U joints that came out of my CArdan joint were manufactured by Koyo. After reading a bunch of threads and also this thread here, I am curious to see if the Tacoma driveshaft and the tundra driveshaft would be the same in the sense that these U joints (Rockford #(K)-2540 / 13-5125 power industries) would fit my Cardan joint in the middle of my driveshaft

I did call Rockford this morning and the woman Autumn on the phone did say that the cap diameter was (1.065) just to clarify.
Outside lock up 3.198

Those measurements are for Rockford #(k)2540.


Any and all help would be greatly appreciated due to my truck being out of commission for the last week. Eager to get her back running!!!

Thanks all!!

 

Prolly going to depend on whether your joints were inside snap ring or outside snap ring. AFAIK, there isn't a source for joints that have the inside snap ring. As you identified, the outside snap ring seems to have two possibles and either one might fit. In my case, the outside cap diameter of the 13-5125 Power Train Industries Ujoint was 1.063 and fit perfectly in my DC. Others have said that they needed the 1.065 OD for their DC, which appears to be the Rockford joint. Are they really different or is it a variance of the micrometer doing the measurements?? Dunno, but as of now, the Power Train industries joint worked and is working for me. Time will tell on the longevity but for now I am very happy. HTH

 

Thank you very much for the quick response. The original DC u-joints that I removed were outside snap rings-Koyo original manufacturer. I am ready to order either one of these suggested ujoint outside snap rings, I’m leaning towards the 1.063 vs the 1.065. My main question is, is the Tacoma DC joint the same as the Tundra DC joint, such that either of these aftermarket u-joints will fit in my Tundra. IF so, these two ujoints Rockford and industrial drive line should be the same for the tundra, as it is mentioned in this thread for the Tacoma. Can anybody verify this? Thanks!

 

I am sorry, I have no clue on the Tundra fit...

 

i think i found another link from the main company https://www.powertrainindustries.com/story/1351-25?catalog_table=dsp_ujoints

 

He’s not mistake. Rockford told me on the phone 1.065”

I found a guy. Ujointstore.com he’s in Ohio his name is Jason and he runs a machine shop he is knowledgeable about the Toyota double cardan joint and makes ujoint to fit right there in house!

Hope this helps I just ordered two last week for my first gen tundra 4.7 4wd

 

That outfit is where I bought the Power Train Industries U-Joints from. Shipping was rocket like and as I have previously mentioned the joints fit the 04' Tacoma DC perfectly.
To date they are working just dandy with no vibes and appear to be as solid as stock. But, I'll let you know how they do in about 20,50,75thousand miles ..

 

Did you measure your OE Koyo?