Has or is anybody using PDQ brand u-joints from Autozone? For aluminum driveshaft applications they are priced @ 10-12 dollars. The price is what makes me hesitate to buy them. I haven't seen them. Should I just pony-up for Lakewood u-j's?
Thanks,
Bill

 

"PDQ" is just Autozone's commercial division, not a brand of parts.

 

So, what about the quality of them.....thanx for the reply, but I ordered the Lakewood's from JEG'S.
Bill

 

i would use spicer. a lil fitment tip, if the clips make movement a lil tight grind the clips down a tad as some U joints come wih a thinner style clip.
anothe thing to get the U joint to move freely is to tap on the neck of the shaft right behind the joint cap.
if the joint dosent move freely and has any sort of "hang" it will cause runout vibs.

 

Thanx for the tips!
Bill

 

go to napa and buy their gold line if you want quality.

 

also if you dont see any retaning clips then you need to heat up the caps till this plastic oozes out as those are the orig U joints.
i agree with xpndbl3, NAPA has pretty good joints also. if avail get spicer but NAPA stores are easier to find.

 

The driveshaft I have (used, from Hawk's) has retainer clips at the u-joint caps. Has anyone had a bad experience with Lakewood's?
Thanks again,
Bill

 

You only see the nylon, or plastic stuff that holds the original joints in on the steel shafts. The aluminum ones all use the outside clips. I wouldn't think you'll have any trouble with Lakewood joints, although Mr. Gasket is getting so cheap these days, I wonder if any of their stuff is worth buying anymore. The only thing you should really worry about is that since you bought them mail order, just pray that they sent you the right ones. I can't tell you how many times I've had to make two or three trips to local parts stores before getting the right part. I always take the old one with me now, saves a lot of time. I also agree that you can't go wrong with Spicer. Auto Zone's "brute force" u-joints are very stout looking too.