Drive Shaft & U-joint in Gold Bar

Gold Bar's Drivetrain Specialists for Drive Shaft & U-joint

Gold Bar sits deeper in the Sky Valley beneath the peaks around Wallace Falls, a small town of acreage properties, cabin owners and people who commute a long way by choice. A u-joint is a cross with needle-bearing caps on each end, simple, cheap, and absolutely critical, because when one lets go the driveshaft goes with it. Jamie's Transmission Service has repaired and replaced them for Gold Bar trucks and cars since 1988.

What Gold Bar Driving Does to Your Drivetrain

From Gold Bar every direction is a grade, and long US-2 descents are where engine braking and a healthy transmission matter as much as brakes do. The third symptom is the clunk, that solid thunk shifting from park to drive or between reverse and drive, which is play in a joint that should have none. On Gold Bar trucks that tow, that slack gets hammered by every load change and the wear accelerates.

How the Work Is Done for Gold Bar Customers

Gold Bar rigs are 4x4s, older trucks and trail machines that live on hills and gravel, so u-joints, wheel bearings and transfer cases are as much our business here as rebuilds. While the shaft is down we inspect both ends: the transmission tailshaft seal and the differential pinion seal. Catching a weeping pinion seal during a u-joint job saves Gold Bar customers the differential job that runs low and howls a year later.