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Thanks guys. I'll start with thru U-Joints first. I guess if I jack up the rear end and run it I will see the drive shaft wobble. Randy

I have a 2008 one ton dually with 68K miles on it and was heading out for the weekend with my horse trailer when I started to notice a vibration coming from the driver shaft (universal joints) or the rear end. It began as hardly noticeable and within 10 miles was very significant. I was about 25...

Hey, I am no diesel mechanic so I can't tell you how complicated replacing the turbo is. The labor for replacement in my truck was $500 and it took them about 5 hours and while that is a lot of money, it takes care of a lot of problems that might come up if you tried to do it yourself. Diesels...

Crispyboy: As I mentioned above, I chose to have a rebuilt one installed rather than new. I could not see any reason why a new one would be better than a rebuilt one. The dealer told me that until recently your only option was "new. " But he said quite a few of these turbos have been going...

Yes, I was also told to run with the exhaust brake on all of the time to prevent soot from accumulating.

I encountered the same type of surge/no power issue for several months. When it happened I turned off the ignition, counted to 10 and it restarted and ran just fine - for several months. Finally, one time when this happened the engine quit and the "check engine" light came on for about 5 seconds...