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NoBozo · 07-12-2009, 06:24 PM

Most everyone seems to be going for the U-Joints...so I am going to suggest the Gimbal Bearing instead. Either way, you have to remove the drive to check either one. The check is pretty simple once the drive is off. 10 minutes to remove an Alpha I. BTW: It takes quite a bit more time to put it back on.

A bad Gimbal Bearing will "FEEL Grumbly/Rough"..(Not Satin Smooth and slightly tight as it should) when you put two or three fingers in the bearing bore and roll the bearing back and forth. Your hands will get greasy doing this.

Bad U-Joints will feel Sloppy/Loose/Clunky.. when rocked back and forth.

Either way the drive has to be removed to do the check.

07-12-2009, 06:24 PM	#7
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Most everyone seems to be going for the U-Joints...so I am going to suggest the Gimbal Bearing instead. Either way, you have to remove the drive to check either one. The check is pretty simple once the drive is off. 10 minutes to remove an Alpha I. BTW: It takes quite a bit more time to put it back on. A bad Gimbal Bearing will "FEEL Grumbly/Rough"..(Not Satin Smooth and slightly tight as it should) when you put two or three fingers in the bearing bore and roll the bearing back and forth. Your hands will get greasy doing this. Bad U-Joints will feel Sloppy/Loose/Clunky.. when rocked back and forth. Either way the drive has to be removed to do the check.