half shaft u-joint question
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Re: half shaft u-joint question (vinnies87)
Vader had a great write up on this topic... maybe he'll join in.. :thumbs:
Thanks! Perhaps the bump will get his attention!
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Re: half shaft u-joint question (bogus)
The power is transfered between the u joint cap and the yoke. The strap merely keeps the cap engaged, properly, with the yoke. Unless you are making a god-awful amount of power or have worn yokes, the stock straps are more than sufficient.
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Re: (bogus)
New dedicated bolts come with a yellow, thread locker on them. As I said, initially, this is NOT a high stress item. They are not going to break, if they stay put. The old bolts with a little LocTite will be more than sufficient. You just don't want them backing out. Good luck, and...
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ok! All done!
The job is rather extensive, but, all in all, not very hard. It's remove/replace easy, really.
It just looks scary, cause so much has been removed...
Spring removal is a piece of cake with a floor jack! Just compress the one side and let it fall gently. Not a problem. Install is the same way.
I replaced my rear spring with a used one. I will post a pic of my original spring here shortly, but it was badly delaminated.
The new spring rides much better. Less giggles and such.
The Ujoints were worn, but only one, left inner, was really bad.
And after 123k miles, the bushings are crap... future project... tear the entire rear suspension out and replace EVERYTHING...
Thanks for everyones help! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
The job is rather extensive, but, all in all, not very hard. It's remove/replace easy, really.
It just looks scary, cause so much has been removed...
Spring removal is a piece of cake with a floor jack! Just compress the one side and let it fall gently. Not a problem. Install is the same way.
I replaced my rear spring with a used one. I will post a pic of my original spring here shortly, but it was badly delaminated.
The new spring rides much better. Less giggles and such.
The Ujoints were worn, but only one, left inner, was really bad.
And after 123k miles, the bushings are crap... future project... tear the entire rear suspension out and replace EVERYTHING...
Thanks for everyones help! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: