Topic: Axle shaft U joint replacement advice. (Read 6784 times)

gordy · « **on:** March 05, 2014, 08:42:37 AM »

Looks like the mud and crap has goosed my axle U joints, Appreciate if anyone has recommendations as to what what I should replace them with, Spicer, Crown, greaseable or not, and cheapest option for supplier.........Jeepey Mart, Rock Auto, Lighthouse, bla bla bla, cheers.

UKJeeper · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2014, 09:33:12 AM »

Spicer, and non greaseable (the hollow UJ is weaker, ask me how i know...)

JamesH · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2014, 11:31:14 AM »

Or just go cheap and prepare to replace a bit more often

gordy · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2014, 02:28:31 PM »

Cheers, the situation is can't feel any play in them but get a slight steering wheel wobble when turning to the right in 2H. Got the feeling they have rusted out and are now binding, where did you get the C Clamp U Joint press from?, Machine Mart?.

stevenpattison · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2014, 02:46:01 PM »

Machine Mart sounds about right to me

UKJeeper · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2014, 05:41:20 PM »

Personally, i don't press them.

Dave69 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2014, 06:02:00 PM »

vice and a couple of sockets

bgbazz · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2014, 06:04:22 PM »

Quote from: Dave69 on March 05, 2014, 06:02:00 PM

vice and a couple of sockets

If you have the correct U joint, and everything is nice and clean, that is all you need.

JamesH · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2014, 06:10:25 PM »

bgbazz · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2014, 06:12:55 PM »

Quote from: JamesH on March 05, 2014, 06:10:25 PM

BFH

What da fark does that mean?

daggie · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2014, 06:14:30 PM »

Quote from: bgbazz on March 05, 2014, 06:12:55 PM

Quote from: JamesH on March 05, 2014, 06:10:25 PM
BFH

What da fark does that mean?

BIG fucking hammer

bgbazz · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2014, 06:23:01 PM »

Thanks for the enlightenment...but, a bit of 'overkill', methinks.

wildwood · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2014, 07:41:52 PM »

got to agree ..... WithDave ...... Two sockets and a big eff off vice......... Have seen expensive kits used and failed........ Hydraulic press .......fail........

But ....... Vice and two sockets has yet to fail me..........

Shame I didn't 't have that with me at CF a few years ago ........ Hammers and shit don't do a good job.......

But I do think that a good UJ ball joint kit used with a battery hammer wrench would do the biz in the field.

Bubba · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2014, 08:02:42 PM »

i have used press and hammer /sockets i now routinely use a big lump of flat steel sockets and hammer the shock of the hammer seems to bounce them out

a press can actually bend the ears of the the shaft

UKJeeper · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2014, 08:06:55 PM »

I don't use a press or a vice. Just sockets and a hammer. Much more feedback, you can feel when it's seated properly.

JamesH · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2014, 09:35:49 PM »

I don't have a fancy ball joint tool and have found a press can be a bit brutal trying to get slightly seized UJs out - the hammer is a bit more progressive where the press can just build pressure, go bang and leave you hoping the ears aren't bent. You do have to be careful with the hammer method and I use the sockets and steel plate just in case you had visions of me just pounding it with a club hammer.

gordy · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2014, 07:16:15 AM »

Sounds good, already saved myself 50 quidlies not having to buy the C clamp set, BFH and sockets it is then and a call to Lighthouse.

UKJeeper · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2014, 08:10:38 AM »

I notice that BD has (wisely) stayed out of this thread...

Dave69 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2014, 10:55:06 PM »

ok cue for BD to reply.

you can paint them black when fitted

gordy · « **Reply #19 on:** March 08, 2014, 03:01:31 PM »

2 x Spicer 5 760X u joints arrived this morning from Lighthouse, will be on this tomorrow.

gordy · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2014, 08:01:46 AM »

Kin hell fire!. Right hand side done, the joint was seized solid across two of the bearings, effectively it could only move up and down, no side movement at all no wonder my steering was all over the place and the vibration through the wheel. They were a bastard to get out though, had shrapnel flying into my hands from the sockets being hit so hard, completely destroyed two and my BFH was not B enough so had to use the big end of my mauling axe on it. Round 2 kicks off today as soon as the neibours are awake.

gordy · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2014, 11:37:06 AM »

Passenger side a piece of piss, took hour and half all in!. Divers side took me 7 hours!, reminder to self: get a vice for the next time if only to hold the damn thing in the right place!.

gordy · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:19:52 PM »

Been out for test drive, all the steering, vib issues sorted

bgbazz · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:22:49 PM »

...Good one mate.

Ezz · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2014, 09:29:43 PM »

I'll be ordering some tomorrow..

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