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Old 09-14-2019, 03:52 AM #1
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Replacing Rear Driveshaft?
Has anyone here replaced their rear driveshaft with the updated one from the LX470 (corrected: GX470)? If so, mind going through the steps you did? One important thing I've read is lining it back up properly so it's balanced, but that seems to be done when replacing u-joints on an old driveshaft, how do you line it up if it's a new one? I may need to replace mine because the rear seal that keeps the grease in popped out awhile back and I don't think Toyota sells that separately.
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Do you mean the GX470? The LX should be longer since its based off the land crusier. What changed about the Lexus shaft?
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Yes, I have. Didn't do anything special to install; unbolted old one and bolted on new one. Don't forget to use blue locktite

Haven't had any noticeable balance issues
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Do you mean the GX470? The LX should be longer since its based off the land crusier. What changed about the Lexus shaft?
Yes, you're correct, it's the GX470. I am not sure what improvements were made, but there was a TSB a long time ago and some members ended up with that driveshaft on their 4Runner due to the complaints about clunking (T-SB-0121-12)

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Yes, I have. Didn't do anything special to install; unbolted old one and bolted on new one. Don't forget to use blue locktite

Haven't had any noticeable balance issues

Thank you, it's really that simple? Just unbolt the driveshaft and replace?
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I ended up buying a Cardone re-manufactured driveshaft instead of OEM, which is around $300-400. This was only $106 on eBay, it's $169 on RockAuto. I'd suggest others to buy this since it's pretty inexpensive if they still have clunking after re-greasing, then you can just take the old driveshaft apart and lube it up properly to have as a back-up.

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