Tom Woods drive shaft problems?

04WJfreedom · 01-16-2009, 04:24 PM

So my tom woods drive shaft started making all kinds of noise. Loud squeeking and some kind of a grinding noise. i looked at it and its coming from the u joint on the tc side. what causes this to happen? its only a year and a half old.
Iro who i bought it from said just grease it up and if that doesnt work to call Tom woods ds and file a warranty claim. i paid almost $400 bucks for it and its already going bad. I dont want to insatall my stock cv style ds and have that snap on me. any body else have this problem?

skain8 · 01-16-2009, 04:57 PM

Did you grease it frequently?

04WJfreedom · 01-17-2009, 10:58 AM

No i didnt grease it frequently. But i did every 3 or four months i didnt think you had to grease it that often.

**horatio102** · 01-17-2009, 02:28 PM

It's ALWAYS spinning, and should be greased every oil change. That's why it's a LOF - lube, oil, and filter. Lube all zerk fittings, change the oil and filter.

It's not like a part-time system with hubs that unlock - where it only spins when it's in 4wd. Those you can go months without greasing if they're not getting a lot of use.

Sounds like you may need a new u-joint.

01-17-2009, 02:28 PM	#4
horatio102 Web Wheeler Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: bjjkb Posts: 1,430 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	It's ALWAYS spinning, and should be greased every oil change. That's why it's a LOF - lube, oil, and filter. Lube all zerk fittings, change the oil and filter. It's not like a part-time system with hubs that unlock - where it only spins when it's in 4wd. Those you can go months without greasing if they're not getting a lot of use. Sounds like you may need a new u-joint.