Front Axle U Joint Question
 

I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
greatly appreciated.

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

"Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
news:55521395.1150357283@DELLME02.ME.cmu.edu...
>I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
>U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
>greatly appreciated.

Read the manual?
About a 3 hour job, if properly tooled and skilled. Do both sides.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

"Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
news:55521395.1150357283@DELLME02.ME.cmu.edu...
>I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
>U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
>greatly appreciated.

Read the manual?
About a 3 hour job, if properly tooled and skilled. Do both sides.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

"Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
news:55521395.1150357283@DELLME02.ME.cmu.edu...
>I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
>U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
>greatly appreciated.

Read the manual?
About a 3 hour job, if properly tooled and skilled. Do both sides.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

Get a BFH and start daily spraying with PB about a week before you want
to do the job.

--
jeff

Stupendous Man wrote:
> "Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
> news:55521395.1150357283@DELLME02.ME.cmu.edu...
>> I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
>> U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>
> Read the manual?
> About a 3 hour job, if properly tooled and skilled. Do both sides.

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

Get a BFH and start daily spraying with PB about a week before you want
to do the job.

--
jeff

Stupendous Man wrote:
> "Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
> news:55521395.1150357283@DELLME02.ME.cmu.edu...
>> I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
>> U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>
> Read the manual?
> About a 3 hour job, if properly tooled and skilled. Do both sides.

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

Get a BFH and start daily spraying with PB about a week before you want
to do the job.

--
jeff

Stupendous Man wrote:
> "Ed Wojciechowski" <wojo@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote in message
> news:55521395.1150357283@DELLME02.ME.cmu.edu...
>> I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
>> U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>
> Read the manual?
> About a 3 hour job, if properly tooled and skilled. Do both sides.

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

Getting the axle nut off can be hard. What worked for me was heating
the nut with a propane torch for about a minute, spraying with PB
blaster, tapping the nut hard all around with a length of lead pipe and
a hammer and then using an 18 inch breaker bar. Came off pretty easy
after this treatment (before this I couldn´t remove it even with a 4
foot tube on the breaker bar).



Ed Wojciechowski wrote:
> I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
> U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
> greatly appreciated.

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

Getting the axle nut off can be hard. What worked for me was heating
the nut with a propane torch for about a minute, spraying with PB
blaster, tapping the nut hard all around with a length of lead pipe and
a hammer and then using an 18 inch breaker bar. Came off pretty easy
after this treatment (before this I couldn´t remove it even with a 4
foot tube on the breaker bar).



Ed Wojciechowski wrote:
> I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
> U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
> greatly appreciated.

Re: Front Axle U Joint Question
 

Getting the axle nut off can be hard. What worked for me was heating
the nut with a propane torch for about a minute, spraying with PB
blaster, tapping the nut hard all around with a length of lead pipe and
a hammer and then using an 18 inch breaker bar. Came off pretty easy
after this treatment (before this I couldn´t remove it even with a 4
foot tube on the breaker bar).



Ed Wojciechowski wrote:
> I have a '96 GC, 4.0 with 165k on it and I need to replace the driver side
> U joint. How difficult is it and any suggestions on how to do it would be
> greatly appreciated.