Q: Shaking Car and Drive Shaft Land cruise Wagon

asked by on October 11, 2016

My land cruiser shakes very badly at around 60-62 kph. I noticed after inspection that the UV joints were welded to prevent one of the part in which was not aligned properly from coming off. Would this be the problem and if so do I need to buy a complete new shaft and throw away the welded one.

Thanks

My car has 50000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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