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 Well here we are again another installment of 4x4Projects routine maintainance articles. This article will focus primarily on the driveshaft(s) of your truck. The importantance of the driveshaft(s), for those of you that might not know, is to transmit power from the transmission to the rear wheels. If you suspect your driveshaft of having any problems you should probably crawl under there and check things out. When a u-joint goes bad you'll notice a harsh vibration on acceleration and a steady vibration at cruising speed. When you crawl under your truck you might not notice it at first, you might have to remove the driveshaft to find the problem. So now that you know some of the tell-tale signs of a u-joint going bad you might be thinking "how do I replace the thing". Well read on to see how.

 This is the first in many simple maintainance tip articles. In this article we will be covering an oil change. I will be going over the basic tools and parts needed to complete this project. Parts may vary depending on your vehicle. Don't worry if you don't have every tool in craftsmen catalog, you won't need them all. The other reason for these articles is to give an idea of what goes on in a oil changeing, tire rotation shop. The thought behind this article is to help you to not spend too much money, to help you get your moneys worth. So lets get into this, shall we.