2000 Silverado 1500 driveshaft
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2000 Silverado 1500 driveshaft
Hi, new to forum and Chevys. My daughter bought a 2000, 1500 with extended cab and 8’ truck bed. She is looking for a new driveshaft and sent me the pic below. I see from her vin ( 1GCEK19V1YE373731) that the truck has a 143.5 wheel base. I thought the rear drive shaft would be 143.5” long not the 88” in pic? Can anyone explain to me?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
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Is that the shaft that came out of the vehicle?
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If it has a 143.5" wheelbase, there'* no way the drive shaft would be 143.5" long:
I'm not sure what to think about this yoke. It looks like it hasn't been inside a transmission in a while. Most of the orange should be shiny, and in the green area it should gradually change from shiny to the rusty/dirty color that the whole thing is. Has it been removed for a while?
It looks like this carrier bearing is shot:
Why are they replacing the whole drive shaft instead of just replacing u-joints and carrier bearing, and cleaning the yoke up?
I'm not sure what to think about this yoke. It looks like it hasn't been inside a transmission in a while. Most of the orange should be shiny, and in the green area it should gradually change from shiny to the rusty/dirty color that the whole thing is. Has it been removed for a while?
It looks like this carrier bearing is shot:
Why are they replacing the whole drive shaft instead of just replacing u-joints and carrier bearing, and cleaning the yoke up?
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First : thanks to moderator(*) for moving the post to the right forum. Mistakes of a newcomer.
My daughter, who knows nothing about machinery, bought this Truck. I believe the previous owner had been planning to fix the driveshaft for a while. My daughter picked it up and drove it for 250 miles and then felt she needed a mechanic to look at it. When the mechanic saw it he said it should not be on the road and it need a transfer case and a drive shaft. That was 6 weeks ago.
My daughter, who knows nothing about machinery, bought this Truck. I believe the previous owner had been planning to fix the driveshaft for a while. My daughter picked it up and drove it for 250 miles and then felt she needed a mechanic to look at it. When the mechanic saw it he said it should not be on the road and it need a transfer case and a drive shaft. That was 6 weeks ago.
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The truck picture helps me to understand how misguided I was in my expectations of the driveshaft length, thanks. But everything I have read seems to say drive shaft length of 88 and 13/16 inches( which I assume pic to be) was for Silverados from 2004 up?
Really hoping someone can tell me the length of an original equipment drive shaft for the Truck in question. I cannot seem to find a parts manual.
Really hoping someone can tell me the length of an original equipment drive shaft for the Truck in question. I cannot seem to find a parts manual.
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The truck picture helps me to understand how misguided I was in my expectations of the driveshaft length, thanks. But everything I have read seems to say drive shaft length of 88 and 13/16 inches( which I assume pic to be) was for Silverados from 2004 up?
Really hoping someone can tell me the length of an original equipment drive shaft for the Truck in question. I cannot seem to find a parts manual.
Really hoping someone can tell me the length of an original equipment drive shaft for the Truck in question. I cannot seem to find a parts manual.
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We organized this way here to keep similar content together, so folks that are troubleshooting a Chevy 1500 aren't having to wade through a stack of Cruze, Monte Carlo, and Malibu threads only to find that the only fix is in the GMC forum.
My daughter, who knows nothing about machinery, bought this Truck. I believe the previous owner had been planning to fix the driveshaft for a while. My daughter picked it up and drove it for 250 miles and then felt she needed a mechanic to look at it. When the mechanic saw it he said it should not be on the road and it need a transfer case and a drive shaft. That was 6 weeks ago.
Why are they replacing the whole drive shaft instead of just replacing u-joints and carrier bearing, and cleaning the yoke up?
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The truck picture helps me to understand how misguided I was in my expectations of the driveshaft length, thanks. But everything I have read seems to say drive shaft length of 88 and 13/16 inches( which I assume pic to be) was for Silverados from 2004 up?
Really hoping someone can tell me the length of an original equipment drive shaft for the Truck in question. I cannot seem to find a parts manual.
Really hoping someone can tell me the length of an original equipment drive shaft for the Truck in question. I cannot seem to find a parts manual.
What area is she in with all of this?
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