Have you checked your u joints lately?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:23 pm

from my buddies 05 crd. The diff end went first. The last 3 shots are of the t case end

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:31 pm

Just had mine replaced and the shop managed to break both the font and rear yokes while doing it

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:33 pm

Well after 7 years mine are still tight and no signs of wear,I check often(at least at every oil change) and I do always carry a spare set of u-joints and yoke straps in my KJ at all times(and all the correct tools to swap them).

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:34 pm

took me 4 hours in the snow with a sledge and a socket to get them out ... I'm hurting to day... next time i'm going to use a c clap remover :roll:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:37 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

took me 4 hours in the snow with a sledge and a socket to get them out ... I'm hurting to day... next time i'm going to use a c clap remover :roll:

I use a balljoint press and my electric impact,makes short work of removing/installing u-joints.Got a cheapy one from Harbor Freight for $30 and works awesome for u-joints.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:02 pm

I learned a lesson last night.. at trip to harbor freight is coming shortly

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:26 pm

Thats what mine looked like like 50,000 miles, they were toast

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:30 pm

his is just over 75000

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:46 pm

Grease mine every 3k. Replaced them at 75k.

tjkoen01 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:53 pm

I actually just replaced mine last Friday. What I chore. With 113k and never been touched, they were reluctant to come out. They looked and felt ok, but upon disassembly, you could see some light signs of wear on the inside. The new u-joints apparently took care of the slight vibration I was having too.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:58 am

I do not understand what posessed you to replace those. They look perfectly fine to me?

(120k and OE u joints...getting a little vibration under acceleration from an indicated 48-52 mph but nowhere else...perhaps it's time...)

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:45 am

jeepkj02 wrote:

Grease mine every 3k. Replaced them at 75k.

Do you have the greaseable ones, with a zerk?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:35 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

I do not understand what posessed you to replace those. They look perfectly fine to me?

(120k and OE u joints...getting a little vibration under acceleration from an indicated 48-52 mph but nowhere else...perhaps it's time...)

dkcase · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:57 am

Maximum Carnage wrote:

jeepkj02 wrote:

Grease mine every 3k. Replaced them at 75k.

Do you have the greaseable ones, with a zerk?

I have the same question. Are you saying you disassembled them every 3k and cleaned/greased ? Wow.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:04 am

dkcase wrote:

Maximum Carnage wrote:

jeepkj02 wrote:

Grease mine every 3k. Replaced them at 75k.

Do you have the greaseable ones, with a zerk?

I have the same question. Are you saying you disassembled them every 3k and cleaned/greased ? Wow.

He replaced his u-joints with greasable ones.

sonofnothing · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:40 am

you are all so into this, it makes me wonder...
my libby has 59k on it, its an 02.. but it has been sitting for 16 months..
finally in the shop for the tranny to be looked at. stuck in limp mode

should i check these when i get it back? i know nothing about them, seems like its not that hard..

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:00 am

sonofnothing wrote:

you are all so into this, it makes me wonder...
my libby has 59k on it, its an 02.. but it has been sitting for 16 months..
finally in the shop for the tranny to be looked at. stuck in limp mode

should i check these when i get it back? i know nothing about them, seems like its not that hard..

wouldn't hurt to check them , when mine went it just caused a little vibration but the joints appeared tight until I ran down the road and came back and touched the rear one and burnt my hand due to it being so hot!

sonofnothing · **Posted:** Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:18 am

oops! i hate forgetting how hot things get! javascript:emoticon(':oops:')

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:12 pm

how much is it to replace them? at a shop? around how much?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:14 pm

STINGN wrote:

how much is it to replace them? at a shop? around how much?

the new grease able u-joint was 15 bucks from napa

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