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2. Propeller shaft common trouble and its elimination
Fault symptom
Possible cause
Eliminating method
Propeller shaft
jogging
（
vehicle
vibrates during
driving)
1. Propeller shaft sliding yoke assembled
incorrectly
2. The propeller shaft is distortion or bending
3. The universal-joint journal or the needle
bearing has been worn out or damaged
4. The propeller shaft loose
5. The propeller shaft is imbalance
6. The intermediate supporting bearing is worn
out or damaged
7. Bracket of the intermediate
supporting
bearing is loose or the rubber damp piece
material is aging
1. Remove and let the sliding yoke and
the fixing yoke on the same plane
2. Adjust or replace the propeller shaft
3. Replace the bearing
4. Tighten propeller shaft to specified
torque
5. Adjust or replace the propeller shaft
6. Replace the intermediate supporting
bearing
7. Make adjustment or replacement
Abnormal sound
from the propeller
shaft (during the
starting and the
running)
1. Abrasion or damage of the universal joint
2. Abrasion or damage of the sliding yoke
3. Looseness of the propeller shaft
4. Inadequate lubrication to the needle bearing,
the sliding yoke and the intermediate
bearing
1. Replace the universal joint
2. Replace the sliding yoke
3. Tighten it to specified torque
4. Make the lubrication
