[hoodlook]

Hi everyone. New here. Came over to ask for help regarding my friend’s 2018 UForce 500.

It has a bit of a rattle when it drives.





As you can see, there’s an unusual angle going on with the drive shaft or U-joint that now causes the end of the driveshaft to rub up against the sway bar and it actually broke this collar piece off as a result and can now be moved freely by hand. You can also see there’s a mount that the differential is supposed to mount to that’s broken.





I wonder if this could be a chain reaction from the mount going then allowing the differential to tilt and cause this angle on the U-joint and driveshaft…or if these are separate events?

Is the driveshaft or the U-joint toast? Or is it just that mount needs to be fixed?

Any words would be appreciated, thanks much.

[NMKawierider]

Clearly the diff mounts are broken and will need fixed. Once the pinion angle is corrected you can asses the yoke and u-joint damage. The CV boot in the pic will also have to be replaced but check that cv joint...it may be shot already.