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I agree, something like this is what you're looking for. Tom Woods recommends NLGI 1, but I find that #2 is fine as long as you don't over grease, 5 or 6 pumps with the gun is enough. I've had the Tom Woods driveshaft for a year and a half, and through trial and error, I found that it...

I think the OEM Ford driveshaft has 4 problems. I think the vibe / shudder issue is a combination of incorrect angles for a two piece shaft, a super soft crappy center support bearing, and a crap balance job from Dana. (I think that is who Ford sources the assembly from) If you look at my OEM...

This was an ongoing problem for me, with both the stock driveshaft, and then again with the TW driveshaft. Switching to the correct calcium sulfonate grease in the slip yoke ended the issue for me. Going on a few weeks now since the grease change, and not even the slightest hint of start stop...

https://www.grainger.com/product/LPS-CS-Moly-Bearing-Grease-Gray-4FPW8 I used LPS CS Moly, but just because we use the brand at work, and I'm familiar with it. The Blaster grease is the correct type too, and cheaper as well, so that's a good option. Amazon sells a brand called GreaseCo that's...

Driving for a couple of weeks now after switching to calcium sulfonate grease, and still no slip yoke issues. I didn't think the type of grease would make that much difference, but it certainly does. Most people will install their new Tom Woods driveshaft as it was shipped, which has the...

I've had a couple of days to drive around after cleaning the lithium grease out of the slip yoke, and applying calcium sulfonate grease. I'm trying not to get my hopes up yet, but this is by far the smoothest my Tom Woods driveshaft has felt on stops and starts. So far, absolutely no hint...

I received the calcium sulfonate grease I ordered today. So I'll pull the slip yoke off tomorrow morning, clean it really good, and apply the new grease. It's most definitely temperature related in my case. It was late spring when I first installed the TW shaft, when temps were cooler. I...

Gotcha. I went back and double checked what TW recommends on their site, and that's the part I was missing. Ideally I should be using calcium sulfonate grease, rather than lithium. I'll try going that route, thanks!

I'll chime in with my personal experience regarding the slip yoke thump. I had it on the stock driveshaft, when temps were above 75 degrees or so. Greasing it helped for a while, but it came back. Unfortunately in my case, I do get the same thing with my Tom Woods one piece. Again, when the...

I did the same. I had to get the angles correct, even though it felt fine before adjustment. 2.5 degree shims rotated the rear pinion angle down a touch too far, so I had our machine shop shave off a half degree from the shims. Not it's right on the money. Also, for anyone interested, I...

Seems like a good average is 67.5. My exact measurement was 67 and 7/16. There is so much spline engagement with the TW shaft that an error of 1/4 inch or so either way probably won't matter.

If I were you, I'd try a couple of experiments first, before I spent the $700. You can try the hose clamp trick. Grab two or three worm gear style hose clamps, and position them around the driveshaft to either create an imbalance, or a better balance situation. Either way, I'd be looking to...

I never really had a droning "sound" so to speak, but rather a slight droning vibration felt in the seat and floor. I couldn't hear it. It did that since new, but it was mild, and I assumed it was tires. But to answer your question, yes, the one piece driveshaft resolved that vibe at all...

Just a quick hello and story about my personal experience on going to a Tom Woods driveshaft. My wife and I live in Oregon. She's been a grade school teacher for 25 years, and I've been an aircraft mechanic for 26 years. I'm making my first post, and joined specifically to comment on this...