'98 Ram 1500 steering shaft U-joint question

From : rich s

Q: the clunk you are feeling is from the intermediate shaft as it is working in and out as the body is flexing on the frame. mine has been doing it off and on for about three years but now is doing it often enough to be annoying. denny i remember reading in the past where several of the regulars upgraded the u-joint in their steering shaft. what sensation/feedback do you experience when the steering shaft u-joint is going bad i dont experience any wandering or dead band like when the pitman arm or balljoints go bad but i do get a hollow clunking feel thru the steering wheel at times when turning. any help would be appreciated. rich .

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From : denny

i have an unfair advantage on you i helped raise three female teenagers. i know how to hit the ignore and tuned out buttons as needed... denny i wish i could just ignore the idiot but i have a gnawing fear hell give some of his infamous advice and . . . . . . . . heck he cant even figure out how a radiator pressure cap could be used for a boost control. -- budd pres. bush john kerry has changed his position on the iraq war so many times he could debate himself. b.c. and lose. then why do you act like one the old proverbs go like this lie down with dogs and youll get up with fleas. if it looks like a duck quacks like a duck acts like a duck then it most likely is a duck. tom have you ever considered the possibility that the whole reason you catch heck in this group is because of your attitudes toward others -- budd you might as well just give it up. that has been explained to him numerous times and he just spins it back to ya. i just dont reply to his stupid posts anymore. if he posts something decent ill reply if i have something to say otherwise i just ignore him. if more people would do that things would get better around here. have fun denny .