Broke Yoke
04-15-2005, 08:45 PM
#11
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Re: Broke Yoke
LOL! I missed the 'pressing' part....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Hi Ben,
> Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center
> of the yoke, before you start the opposite cup, that lessens the chance
> of a bearing falling out of place to the bottom.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ben wrote:
> >
> > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter
> > when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these pics...
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Hi Ben,
> Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center
> of the yoke, before you start the opposite cup, that lessens the chance
> of a bearing falling out of place to the bottom.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ben wrote:
> >
> > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter
> > when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these pics...
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 08:45 PM
#12
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Re: Broke Yoke
LOL! I missed the 'pressing' part....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Hi Ben,
> Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center
> of the yoke, before you start the opposite cup, that lessens the chance
> of a bearing falling out of place to the bottom.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ben wrote:
> >
> > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter
> > when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these pics...
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Hi Ben,
> Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center
> of the yoke, before you start the opposite cup, that lessens the chance
> of a bearing falling out of place to the bottom.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ben wrote:
> >
> > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter
> > when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these pics...
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 08:45 PM
#13
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Re: Broke Yoke
LOL! I missed the 'pressing' part....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Hi Ben,
> Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center
> of the yoke, before you start the opposite cup, that lessens the chance
> of a bearing falling out of place to the bottom.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ben wrote:
> >
> > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter
> > when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these pics...
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Hi Ben,
> Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center
> of the yoke, before you start the opposite cup, that lessens the chance
> of a bearing falling out of place to the bottom.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Ben wrote:
> >
> > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter
> > when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these pics...
> >
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> > http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 10:03 PM
#14
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Re: Broke Yoke
It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 10:03 PM
#15
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Re: Broke Yoke
It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 10:03 PM
#16
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Re: Broke Yoke
It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 10:03 PM
#17
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Re: Broke Yoke
It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
drive shaft... It was so strange..
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Ben wrote:
>>
>> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
>> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
>> adapter
>> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
>> pics...
>>
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
>> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 10:08 PM
#18
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Re: Broke Yoke
Then that is why I prefer to tap them in with a hammer. If a needle
gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip.
Mike
Ben wrote:
>
> It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
> to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
> drive shaft... It was so strange..
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> > That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> > death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> > usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> > will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Ben wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> >> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
> >> adapter
> >> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
> >> pics...
> >>
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >>
> >> Ben
> >> 95 YJ 2.5L
gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip.
Mike
Ben wrote:
>
> It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
> to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
> drive shaft... It was so strange..
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> > That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> > death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> > usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> > will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Ben wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> >> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
> >> adapter
> >> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
> >> pics...
> >>
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >>
> >> Ben
> >> 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 10:08 PM
#19
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Re: Broke Yoke
Then that is why I prefer to tap them in with a hammer. If a needle
gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip.
Mike
Ben wrote:
>
> It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
> to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
> drive shaft... It was so strange..
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> > That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> > death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> > usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> > will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Ben wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> >> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
> >> adapter
> >> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
> >> pics...
> >>
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >>
> >> Ben
> >> 95 YJ 2.5L
gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip.
Mike
Ben wrote:
>
> It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
> to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
> drive shaft... It was so strange..
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> > That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> > death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> > usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> > will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Ben wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> >> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
> >> adapter
> >> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
> >> pics...
> >>
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >>
> >> Ben
> >> 95 YJ 2.5L
04-15-2005, 10:08 PM
#20
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Re: Broke Yoke
Then that is why I prefer to tap them in with a hammer. If a needle
gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip.
Mike
Ben wrote:
>
> It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
> to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
> drive shaft... It was so strange..
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> > That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> > death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> > usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> > will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Ben wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> >> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
> >> adapter
> >> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
> >> pics...
> >>
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >>
> >> Ben
> >> 95 YJ 2.5L
gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip.
Mike
Ben wrote:
>
> It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke
> to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my
> drive shaft... It was so strange..
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:42605FD2.97793CF@sympatico.ca...
> > That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to
> > death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I
> > usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back
> > will last maybe 2 or 3 miles......
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Ben wrote:
> >>
> >> Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were
> >> pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange
> >> adapter
> >> when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these
> >> pics...
> >>
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg
> >> http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg
> >>
> >> Ben
> >> 95 YJ 2.5L