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My front drive shaft wont go in

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Old 12-27-2012
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My front drive shaft wont go in

Alright so ive had this driveshaft on before it worked befor but now I cant get it in. Ive been at it for 2 and a half hrs and im ready to run my truck off a cliff.

What am I doing wrong. If I attach the U joint on first the back wont go in, If I attach the cv first the U joint wont go in.
 
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is the slip joint siezed
 
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No, it can extend longer but wont retract enough to fit.
 
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it overextended when you had it out...you will have to position it cv end down and remove the cover from the cv joint to look at the ***** and see if they are in position
 
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Copy that, I got it up on the lift at work and made it go in but im sure its not good.
 
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Originally Posted by Toreador4x4
look at the ***** and see if they are in position



Ummm, no thanks. hahahahahaha

Sorry, I had to.
 
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