Q: U-joint slips out of rear end 1995 chevy C1500
When driving the vehicle The U Joint slips out of the rear yoke causing the truck to vibrate a new U-joint was installed it did the same thing again
My car has 115600 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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