Proper maintenance is critical to making sure your driveshaft lives a long, happy life under your car or truck. More importantly, in a racing, performance, or off-road driving environment, an improperly lubricated and serviced driveshaft can be a downright dangerous liability in your vehicle.

Suffice it to say, it’s important to establish a good driveshaft inspection and maintenance routine.

And that’s precisely what the experts at PEM Racing show you here in this thorough walkthrough video. In just over five minutes, you’ll see exactly where to inspect your driveshaft, U-Joints, yoke, and pinion and, better still, how to lubricate each critical area.

Short for Performance Engineering & Manufacturing, PEM Racing has a solid catalog of track-tested parts like driveshafts, quick-change gears, and axle housings—so yeah, when the PEM folks talk about driveline maintenance, we’re inclined to listen.

Give this video a watch and you’ll see what we mean…

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