Fuhaxian
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I need some help...
I noticed about 3 days ago that my Jeep's shifter would shudder more violently then what you'd normally expect. I shrugged it off thinking it was probably nothing but after driving it today it's probably something I need to pay more attention too.
What I experience:
If my hand rests on the shifter knob I can physically feel it pull left or right regardless of gear or being in neutral (It's more violent in neutral). While playing around with it I noticed it will mostly happen while applying breaks but applying breaks isn't necessary for it to happen. I inspected the vehicle underneath and immediately noticed one of the bolts missing from the rear drive shaft and the rest were loosen enough that I could twist them by hand.
Here is a video and photos to show you what I'm talking about.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz9Wbdd_N_k&feature=youtu.be
Photos:
https://imgur.com/a/hm5Y4
I'm currently thinking about removing the rear drive shaft this weekend and rolling around in 4WD to see if the symptoms persist before I order a driveshaft. Also while doing a quick search on google I couldn't find a driveshaft that mimicked the one I have verbatim. They'd have ujoints where mine has 8 bolts on each end. I have a 2010 Jeep JK Rubicon and any input you have would be much appreciated.
I noticed about 3 days ago that my Jeep's shifter would shudder more violently then what you'd normally expect. I shrugged it off thinking it was probably nothing but after driving it today it's probably something I need to pay more attention too.
What I experience:
If my hand rests on the shifter knob I can physically feel it pull left or right regardless of gear or being in neutral (It's more violent in neutral). While playing around with it I noticed it will mostly happen while applying breaks but applying breaks isn't necessary for it to happen. I inspected the vehicle underneath and immediately noticed one of the bolts missing from the rear drive shaft and the rest were loosen enough that I could twist them by hand.
Here is a video and photos to show you what I'm talking about.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz9Wbdd_N_k&feature=youtu.be
Photos:
https://imgur.com/a/hm5Y4
I'm currently thinking about removing the rear drive shaft this weekend and rolling around in 4WD to see if the symptoms persist before I order a driveshaft. Also while doing a quick search on google I couldn't find a driveshaft that mimicked the one I have verbatim. They'd have ujoints where mine has 8 bolts on each end. I have a 2010 Jeep JK Rubicon and any input you have would be much appreciated.
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