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2016, 3500 Ram long box. Replace drive shaft with one piece?

ivbinconned
Explorer II
Explorer II
Under load considerable shudder. I think steady bearing going. Steady Chirping sound comes and goes with throttle.

Any body switched to a one piece?
Ram and 34 ft Cedar Creek
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ivbinconned
Explorer II
Explorer II
Learned today that now Ram has factory aluminum driveshafts. Friend has a 2020 with one.
Will install mine tonight.
Ram and 34 ft Cedar Creek

ACZL
Explorer
Explorer
IMO, sounds like a U-joint if at Hiway speed. Had a '91 GMC 2500 ext cab, LB, 4x4, 454 and it had a shudder upon take off. Ended up that GM re-located the driveshafts so angle of things was better. Cured the shudder. Don't recall now the driveshaft configuration......sorry.
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ivbinconned
Explorer II
Explorer II
It wouldn’t tighten up with grease.
Ram and 34 ft Cedar Creek

Fisherman
Explorer
Explorer
Use an injector needle on the grease gun.

Lar_s
Explorer
Explorer
How do you lube the slip joint behind the center bearing when it's covered with a rubber seal?
Lar

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Ram 3500 Dually

hotpepperkid
Explorer
Explorer
Lube the slip joint
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Grit_dog
Navigator
Navigator
You’ll love it.
How many miles? That’s a pretty new truck.
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ivbinconned
Explorer II
Explorer II
That’s a better looking bearing than stock.
I had to decide so an hour ago I gave the go ahead with a single shaft build.
Built by a driveline shop that says they have built a good number of them and had no problems. They guarantee their work.
Heavy walled tube.
Searching the Internet I find many proponents and many negative about this.
I’ll let you know how this works out.
Ram and 34 ft Cedar Creek

garyp4951
Explorer III
Explorer III

mhsmith
Explorer
Explorer
Chirping on take off usually indicates a u-joint going out. Carrier bearing will often make a roaring sound similar to newer hub bearings. Strongly advise not to go with single driveshaft. It will need to be heavierand even if it is built properly...the extra length will cause the shaft to want to spin kinda like a jump rope and cause another set of problems. If you have a lot of miles on the truck...may be a good idea to have the other u-joints and the carrier bearing replaced at the same time.

ivbinconned
Explorer II
Explorer II
Vehicular speed.
Ram and 34 ft Cedar Creek

Johno02
Explorer
Explorer
comes and goes with throttle??? vehicle speed or engine speed???
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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Explorer III
Is this taking off on a turn????
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bobsallyh
Explorer II
Explorer II
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/forums/

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Go to these forums and search. Plenty of info on what you are asking.