Cunningham Driving Shaft

[Vikingdude]

Very plug and play. Mine was swapped in less than an hour, no additional pieces needed.

 

[JPVortex]

it's plug and play!

Cunningham Machine is definitely the quality option, but if you want to be cheap a Jeep XJ steering shaft can be easily modified to accomplish the same result. Thats the way I went, and no problems a year in.

 

[Erik the Awful]

+1 on the Jeep shaft.

EDIT: I do need to say that I'm not knocking Cunningham's parts. I just ordered his door pin and bushing kit. If I had a later truck I'd definitely buy the Cunningham shaft. But if you have an early truck, the Jeep shaft is crazy cheap and easy. If you have to have new parts, buy the Cunningham.

 

[Menissalt]

The Cunningham shaft was so easy to install that the person doing my steering didn't even charge labor for it

 

[DontPressureMe]

I didn't. Mine came with a light oily substance in there, so I just put it on as it came. It may not be a bad idea to put something in there tho.

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when you installed yours, did you take out the bolts and connect the other side of the shaft into the hole ?

 

[CumminsFever]

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when you installed yours, did you take out the bolts and connect the other side of the shaft into the hole ?

I didn't. I threw it on the truck and made sure everything was tight. Haven't looked at it since!

 

[DontPressureMe]

I didn't. I threw it on the truck and made sure everything was tight. Haven't looked at it since!

that sounds scary .-.

 

[Schurkey]

The only time that shaft slides is when you install it, or remove it...or the truck is in a crash so severe that the frame is bent.

Lube wouldn't hurt...but I can't imagine it's needed.

Look in the service manual. See if that shaft is a lubrication point. I'm betting it isn't.

 

[Supercharged111]

I believe grease goes in there to keep it from clanking around so much? Or so I read a jillion years ago.