Well, if it is a front driveshaft, the issue is a CV joint and you'll have to remove the driveshaft and take it in to be rebuilt. Taht will run you $150 or more. If it is a rear driveshaft, it will be cheaper if you remove the driveshaft and take it to a driveline shop where they can press in a new u-joint.....I'd recommend you replace both. A guess? $60 to $80
cv joint or universal joint
They are on the ends of the drive shaft.
it shouldn't be. replace the joint or the axle.
A bad universal joint is one possibility.
You have a centering joint in the front drive shaft at the transfer case end, there are two universal joints there and a centering joint that keeps it all in line. When this joint goes out it is what jeepers call angry sparrows, replace all those parts and you'll be jeeping in silence again.
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First of all, there are usually a couple universal joints in a couple different places on any given vehicle. The end result would be that the shaft or rotor or whatever the universal is attached to would no longer turn. So, nine times out of ten, unless you just happen to be carrying a replacement u-joint, and the tools to replace it, what would happen is your vehicle would sit on the side of the road until you fixed it.Symptoms of a broken u-joint include loss of transmission of power, sometimes accompanied by a whirring or grinding noise. Usually, replacing a u-joint is a moderately difficult job. Sometimes it can be detached, as on a front-drive axle; other times they are welded in place, as on a drive shaft.
Jack up and support the right front of the vehicle. Remove the wheel/tire. Remove the brake caliper and hang the caliper with a piece of wire out of the way. Remove hub/rotor assembly. Remove backing plate and spindle. Slide out axle assembly. Replace u-joint as you would on a driveshaft. Assemble in reverse order.
It'll have too much play in it. Everything should be tight.
There are a few possibilities that i would check out. For example: You can have a bad belt in one of the rear tires. Or a rear wheel bearing could be bad. Or a carrier bearing may be bad. Please check and make certain that the lug nuts are tight. A pinion bearing gone bad is a slim but possible option. However, the first thing i would check would be the rear universal joint. If the universal joint is seized or the needle bearings in the universal joint are bad it would certainly cause the vibration that you are describing.
Don't try to repair a worn out CV joint, replace it with a new or reconditioned one. The cost would depend on the vehicle which you failed to describe.
A bearing that has gone bad. A universal joint that has worn out allows play in the differential gear.