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Old Apr 18, 2010
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u joints

can a bad u joint make the drive shaft wobble. around 20mph my drive shaft wobbles and hits the gas tank. or can it be a bad seal on the trany cause it
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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If its wobbling that far over i think you got more problems that a ujoint...
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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you got to remember the gas tank site less then an inch away from the tank
 
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Can you move the drive shaft around?
 
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yes
 
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If you can move the driveshaft then just pay attention to were the movement is. That will give you the answer your looking for
 
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