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So I decided I’m going to have a go at doing this myself, this is, after all one of the reasons I have the D2. I watched the u joint video from the “Chris Fix” YouTube channel and it looked pretty straightforward, even more so since I have access to a 12 ton press at work. I was able to remove the questionable u joint and found that the bearing was completely dry, rusted and not a needle bearing to be found (see attached pic). What’s odd about this is that this is the bearing that had the zerk fitting for greasing. All the other bearings look fine. Anyway, my replacement joint just arrived at NAPA so here’s hoping it goes in just as easily as it came out.
glad you found the issue before the u-joint grenaded.
make sure grease fitting is oriented in same location as original. And that you have marked all parts in relation to one another......otherwise....you will probably have to get your shaft balanced.....
make sure grease fitting is oriented in same location as original. And that you have marked all parts in relation to one another......otherwise....you will probably have to get your shaft balanced.....
Yes, I was smart enough to mark all the parts before disassembly so I know they will all line up and balance out when I put it together. My new U-joint has 2 zerks on opposite sides rather than just one...hopefully that will balance out OK.
