he/she didnt say what country. escudo, europe , not. SA, not, ...... i wonder what export model..... diff, markets, different parts.
bad rear universial joint,
before pulling propshaft the Transfer case will need draining. ( 4 wheel drive ?)
but if you are careful you can just unbolt it.. and put in 2 universals and if it fixes
the fix is cheap and easy, or you can spend a fortune and lots of labor and find out axle was good. ( and if you have primo brakes , you must swap old (good ones ) on the new junk yard axle ,etc....
BUT why guess. ?
Here is the safest and best method , if you can find a professional lift usage.
Put it on a lift , raise it 4feet (1 meter) then have a driver,
you get under, no loose clothing.
now cruise car is 5th gear at 1000 RPM. in gear. tires spinning. (be very careful)
The big lift makes all this vastly safer. see.?
with a cheap $3 mechanics stethoscope listen to the axle ends at the backing plate juncture, then the front pinion bearing point, then the main 3rd member carrier.
sound good.
bad U joints, but they DO TELEGRAPH ,the sound. ( they are Infamous for doing this)
I have heard bad U joints sound like they are UP front.
YOu could have a bad axle, listen left then right , (with stethoscope) and you anwer there is easy. right? one sounds like cra,p other purrs.
And no it's not LSD, is maximum slip or rather, all power goes to the wheel with the least traction. just spider and side gear axle. (no locking at all)
the VIN and the Enn E code will tell the dealer what you have. he needs both.
both if it is your countries practice of importing other market cars.
see next post for exact VIN decode out of OEM Suz.
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