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[Mike2909]

Vehicle is a  98ZJ .I heard something go on the front while I was attempting a climb off road.Driving afterwards it felt as if  I had no 4wd.I came off and could not  see anything but driving home had a few more creaks and grunts than normal.
I checked the front n/s and the drive shaft was loose.The cv boot was torn and I opened it up and everything inside is in bits.
Am I correct in assuming this is the axleshaft CV joint that is goosed and I will need to replace? Is this a job I can do myself or are there any special tools needed?

[bigjeepzj]

it's easy to swap out the shafts
u need a 36mm for the hub nut and a 1/2" af 12 point socket for hubs
swap the shafts for xj ones with U j's there stronger

[Mike2909]

it's easy to swap out the shafts
u need a 36mm for the hub nut and a 1/2" af 12 point socket for hubs
swap the shafts for xj ones with U j's there stronger

Thanks for the reply .
Are the XJ ones easy to find? Sorry if this is a stupid question, is that a full swap over to the XJ shafts ie shafts and joints and am I ok just swapping the one side now or should I do both??

[bigjeepzj]

get an old axle off a 97-on xj
and pull the shafts out

But

If your off roading it then swapping a XJ prop and axle complete on the front of your ZJ is a good thing to do as it's high pinion and
check you get the right ratios as they are 3.55 or 3.73 on a zj's or xj's
 

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