Am I......not getting it??
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Am I......not getting it??
I've seen many posts about replacing the front drive shaft almost every week. How about replacing the u-joints?? Is that now wrong?? Why replace a whole drive shaft for hundreds of dollars, when you can replace the u-joints for a fraction of the cost??? Am I missing something??? Personally, I haven't replaced u-joints in over 30 years. TR-6 had many of them. Whats happened?? I'm going back to my Bourbon, now.
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Tomzsix (12-16-2020)
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Most of the time, if the shaft has been neglected or is non greaseable...the cardan joint's inner pin that holds roller bearing and cup...gets ruined and is non-serviceable. If the shaft cardan joint is okay and you're getting it freshened up before that happens...then yes...you can replace the joints and there is a replacement kit for the cardan joint.
Me, l don't have the time or desire to mess with them...and usually buy an upgraded heavy duty/greaseable replacement.
Me, l don't have the time or desire to mess with them...and usually buy an upgraded heavy duty/greaseable replacement.
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Most of the time, if the shaft has been neglected or is non greaseable...the cardan joint's inner pin that holds roller bearing and cup...gets ruined and is non-serviceable. If the shaft cardan joint is okay and you're getting it freshened up before that happens...then yes...you can replace the joints and there is a replacement kit for the cardan joint.
Me, l don't have the time or desire to mess with them...and usually buy an upgraded heavy duty/greaseable replacement.
Me, l don't have the time or desire to mess with them...and usually buy an upgraded heavy duty/greaseable replacement.
#7
My broncos all had double cardan setups... id just dump the shafts at a drive shaft shop and pick them up later... i usually broke joints and often broke ears of the shaft itself and they fixed em up for under $200. I kept a spare in the trucks.... these broncos got abused big time though.
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Tomzsix (12-17-2020)
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The centering ball in the double cardan is serviceable. It looks like this:
https://www.moog-suspension-parts.com/moog-617
I think this is the correct part #.
The difficulty is removing the old one. New one simply presses in.
https://www.moog-suspension-parts.com/moog-617
I think this is the correct part #.
The difficulty is removing the old one. New one simply presses in.
#10
I did replace the U-joint of the rear, it was a pita, never again. For the time it took plus the new U-joint, I would have gotten more than a new shaft. Of course, the front is much more expensive, but it requires three times the work and U-joints. And things can go wrong, it can crack, the new U-joint can get damaged or you create an imbalance. Unless you are experienced with U-joint replacements or have plenty of time and patience, I would buy from a good source.