Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)

I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
rid of, so I don't get one. :)

Cherokee-LTD wrote:

> I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've never
> seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem is....".
> It might save you some band-aids.
> -Brian
>
> "PeterP" <sprocket@spam.spam.spam.storm.ca> wrote in message
> news:c252fl$g84$1@news.storm.ca...
> : Aw heck, I'm not going to bother Tom Wood's about a u-joint I've already
> : replaced, since he went through the hassle of shipping me three different
> : shafts at no extra charge. The first one was for the wrong application
> (had
> : a flange instead of a yoke), and the second one was too short.
> :
> : Besides, I've already chucked the bad joint.
> :
> : /Peter
> :
> : "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> : news:SGm1c.3686$vG7.425@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com ...
> : > Looks to me like it was never greased, so you probably have a blockage.
> : > When you pump grease in there, you can see it oozing from the caps when
> : > it's full. Looks like you might have had a defective U-joint from the
> : > get-go. I'd sent those pics to Tom and see what he has to say.
> : >
> : > PeterP wrote:
> : >
> : > > There's no angle at all for my u-joint that crapped out - it's a CV
> : shaft,
> : > > and the two joints in the Double Cardan assembly were fine. The bad
> : joint is
> : > > the one on the right in the shaft in this picture:
> : > > http://www.4xshaft.com/images/tail_shaft/hd_conv_sm.jpg, and the
> pinion
> : has
> : > > been rotated up so that there's zero degrees for this joint.
> : > >
> : > > I just thought of something - the two bad caps of the u-joint were the
> : ones
> : > > that were in the shaft - the ones that get strapped to the axle yoke
> : were
> : > > fine, and I believe I removed those caps and slathered some grease in
> : there
> : > > before installing the shaft simply because I could. I wonder if grease
> : never
> : > > got from the fitting into the caps that Tom Wood's installed for some
> : > > reason?
> : > >
> : > > /Peter
> : > >
> : > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> : > > news:40450680.C0E77DB@sympatico.ca...
> : > >
> : > >>When you mentioned that in the morning and checked it in neutral, how
> : > >>did it feel?
> : > >>
> : > >>Was there any play at all?
> : > >>
> : > >>How close are your angles under there?
> : > >>
> : > >>Chunks out of caps is unusual, really unusual..... I have never seen
> it
> : > >>before. I have seen caps that were worn right through from the cross
> : > >>beating on them, but never chunked apart.
> : > >>
> : > >>I know I am running right at the edge for angle and eat u-joints
> pretty
> : > >>fast. I am thinking I might need some shims under the spring packs on
> : > >>mine.
> : > >>
> : > >>Just had the rear end rebuilt with all new bearings and seals and the
> : > >>pinion seal is leaking already. Grr.....
> : > >>
> : > >>I am going to go back to the shop that did the work and see what he
> : > >>recommends for shims, he was the one that mentioned it to me and I bet
> : > >>he can set me up 'right', he sure seems to know his stuff.
> : > >>
> : > >>Mike
> : > >>
> : > >>PeterP wrote:
> : > >>
> : > >>>The vibes only started late last week, and I hadn't articulated
> : anything
> : > >
> : > > for
> : > >
> : > >>>a couple of months before that. The vibes were actually slightly
> worse
> : > >
> : > > on
> : > >
> : > >>>the way up Sunday, seemed to be a little better on the way back. Go
> : > >
> : > > figure.
> : > >
> : > >>>Perhaps loose needles and chunks of cap were binding it earlier and
> got
> : > >
> : > > spat
> : > >
> : > >>>out while 'froading.
> : > >>>
> : > >>>/Peter
> : > >>>
> : > >>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> : > >>>news:4044E9AF.C21AAF22@sympatico.ca...
> : > >>>
> : > >>>>That almost seems like an angle jam to me.
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>Maybe it went too steep an angle when the wheel articulated?
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>Mike
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>twaldron wrote:
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>>Really? Wow. I'm sure a lot of people are harder on U-joints than I
> : > >
> : > > am,
> : > >
> : > >>>>>but I've never seen caps cracked that badly. Also, I don't see any
> : > >>>>>needle bearings in your cups. Usually those disappear from lack of
> : > >>>
> : > >>>grease.
> : > >>>
> : > >>>>>PeterP wrote:
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>>"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> : > >>>>>>news:q031c.3499$vG7.2444@newssvr22.news.prod igy.com...
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>>Ooh, someone didn't lube the u-joint after installing the new
> : > >>>>>>>driveshaft? Heh heh. Well, glad you made it home OK. Doesn't look
> : > >
> : > > like
> : > >
> : > >>>>>>>you had many more miles left before total failure.
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>I did lube it right after installing it, and lept lubing it about
> : > >
> : > > once
> : > >
> : > >>>a
> : > >>>
> : > >>>>>>month since then !?!
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>/Peter
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>--
> : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> : > >>>>>tw
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> : > >>>>>01 XJ Sport
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> : > >>>>>-- Dave Barry
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
> : > >>>>>Function: noun
> : > >>>>>Date: 1940
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> : > >>>>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> : > >>>>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> : > >>>>>World War II.
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> : > >
> : > >
> : > >
> : >
> : > --
> : > __________________________________________________ _________
> : > tw
> : >
> : > 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> : > 01 XJ Sport
> : >
> : > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> : > -- Dave Barry
> : >
> : > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> : > Function: noun
> : > Date: 1940
> : >
> : > Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> : > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> : > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> : > World War II.
> : >
> : > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> : > __________________________________________________ _________
> : >
> :
> :
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)

I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
rid of, so I don't get one. :)

Cherokee-LTD wrote:

> I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've never
> seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem is....".
> It might save you some band-aids.
> -Brian
>
> "PeterP" <sprocket@spam.spam.spam.storm.ca> wrote in message
> news:c252fl$g84$1@news.storm.ca...
> : Aw heck, I'm not going to bother Tom Wood's about a u-joint I've already
> : replaced, since he went through the hassle of shipping me three different
> : shafts at no extra charge. The first one was for the wrong application
> (had
> : a flange instead of a yoke), and the second one was too short.
> :
> : Besides, I've already chucked the bad joint.
> :
> : /Peter
> :
> : "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> : news:SGm1c.3686$vG7.425@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com ...
> : > Looks to me like it was never greased, so you probably have a blockage.
> : > When you pump grease in there, you can see it oozing from the caps when
> : > it's full. Looks like you might have had a defective U-joint from the
> : > get-go. I'd sent those pics to Tom and see what he has to say.
> : >
> : > PeterP wrote:
> : >
> : > > There's no angle at all for my u-joint that crapped out - it's a CV
> : shaft,
> : > > and the two joints in the Double Cardan assembly were fine. The bad
> : joint is
> : > > the one on the right in the shaft in this picture:
> : > > http://www.4xshaft.com/images/tail_shaft/hd_conv_sm.jpg, and the
> pinion
> : has
> : > > been rotated up so that there's zero degrees for this joint.
> : > >
> : > > I just thought of something - the two bad caps of the u-joint were the
> : ones
> : > > that were in the shaft - the ones that get strapped to the axle yoke
> : were
> : > > fine, and I believe I removed those caps and slathered some grease in
> : there
> : > > before installing the shaft simply because I could. I wonder if grease
> : never
> : > > got from the fitting into the caps that Tom Wood's installed for some
> : > > reason?
> : > >
> : > > /Peter
> : > >
> : > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> : > > news:40450680.C0E77DB@sympatico.ca...
> : > >
> : > >>When you mentioned that in the morning and checked it in neutral, how
> : > >>did it feel?
> : > >>
> : > >>Was there any play at all?
> : > >>
> : > >>How close are your angles under there?
> : > >>
> : > >>Chunks out of caps is unusual, really unusual..... I have never seen
> it
> : > >>before. I have seen caps that were worn right through from the cross
> : > >>beating on them, but never chunked apart.
> : > >>
> : > >>I know I am running right at the edge for angle and eat u-joints
> pretty
> : > >>fast. I am thinking I might need some shims under the spring packs on
> : > >>mine.
> : > >>
> : > >>Just had the rear end rebuilt with all new bearings and seals and the
> : > >>pinion seal is leaking already. Grr.....
> : > >>
> : > >>I am going to go back to the shop that did the work and see what he
> : > >>recommends for shims, he was the one that mentioned it to me and I bet
> : > >>he can set me up 'right', he sure seems to know his stuff.
> : > >>
> : > >>Mike
> : > >>
> : > >>PeterP wrote:
> : > >>
> : > >>>The vibes only started late last week, and I hadn't articulated
> : anything
> : > >
> : > > for
> : > >
> : > >>>a couple of months before that. The vibes were actually slightly
> worse
> : > >
> : > > on
> : > >
> : > >>>the way up Sunday, seemed to be a little better on the way back. Go
> : > >
> : > > figure.
> : > >
> : > >>>Perhaps loose needles and chunks of cap were binding it earlier and
> got
> : > >
> : > > spat
> : > >
> : > >>>out while 'froading.
> : > >>>
> : > >>>/Peter
> : > >>>
> : > >>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> : > >>>news:4044E9AF.C21AAF22@sympatico.ca...
> : > >>>
> : > >>>>That almost seems like an angle jam to me.
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>Maybe it went too steep an angle when the wheel articulated?
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>Mike
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>twaldron wrote:
> : > >>>>
> : > >>>>>Really? Wow. I'm sure a lot of people are harder on U-joints than I
> : > >
> : > > am,
> : > >
> : > >>>>>but I've never seen caps cracked that badly. Also, I don't see any
> : > >>>>>needle bearings in your cups. Usually those disappear from lack of
> : > >>>
> : > >>>grease.
> : > >>>
> : > >>>>>PeterP wrote:
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>>"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> : > >>>>>>news:q031c.3499$vG7.2444@newssvr22.news.prod igy.com...
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>>Ooh, someone didn't lube the u-joint after installing the new
> : > >>>>>>>driveshaft? Heh heh. Well, glad you made it home OK. Doesn't look
> : > >
> : > > like
> : > >
> : > >>>>>>>you had many more miles left before total failure.
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>I did lube it right after installing it, and lept lubing it about
> : > >
> : > > once
> : > >
> : > >>>a
> : > >>>
> : > >>>>>>month since then !?!
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>/Peter
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>>
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>--
> : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> : > >>>>>tw
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> : > >>>>>01 XJ Sport
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> : > >>>>>-- Dave Barry
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
> : > >>>>>Function: noun
> : > >>>>>Date: 1940
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> : > >>>>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> : > >>>>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> : > >>>>>World War II.
> : > >>>>>
> : > >>>>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> : > >
> : > >
> : > >
> : >
> : > --
> : > __________________________________________________ _________
> : > tw
> : >
> : > 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> : > 01 XJ Sport
> : >
> : > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> : > -- Dave Barry
> : >
> : > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> : > Function: noun
> : > Date: 1940
> : >
> : > Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> : > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> : > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> : > World War II.
> : >
> : > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> : > __________________________________________________ _________
> : >
> :
> :
>
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

I will agree as well.

Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
to each other.

If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
potential to be grease dry.

I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
out all 4 cups.

Mike

twaldron wrote:
>
> Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
>
> I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
> it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
> not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
> might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
> rid of, so I don't get one. :)
>
> Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> > I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've never
> > seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem is....".
> > It might save you some band-aids.
> > -Brian
> >
> > "PeterP" <sprocket@spam.spam.spam.storm.ca> wrote in message
> > news:c252fl$g84$1@news.storm.ca...
> > : Aw heck, I'm not going to bother Tom Wood's about a u-joint I've already
> > : replaced, since he went through the hassle of shipping me three different
> > : shafts at no extra charge. The first one was for the wrong application
> > (had
> > : a flange instead of a yoke), and the second one was too short.
> > :
> > : Besides, I've already chucked the bad joint.
> > :
> > : /Peter
> > :
> > : "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > : news:SGm1c.3686$vG7.425@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com ...
> > : > Looks to me like it was never greased, so you probably have a blockage.
> > : > When you pump grease in there, you can see it oozing from the caps when
> > : > it's full. Looks like you might have had a defective U-joint from the
> > : > get-go. I'd sent those pics to Tom and see what he has to say.
> > : >
> > : > PeterP wrote:
> > : >
> > : > > There's no angle at all for my u-joint that crapped out - it's a CV
> > : shaft,
> > : > > and the two joints in the Double Cardan assembly were fine. The bad
> > : joint is
> > : > > the one on the right in the shaft in this picture:
> > : > > http://www.4xshaft.com/images/tail_shaft/hd_conv_sm.jpg, and the
> > pinion
> > : has
> > : > > been rotated up so that there's zero degrees for this joint.
> > : > >
> > : > > I just thought of something - the two bad caps of the u-joint were the
> > : ones
> > : > > that were in the shaft - the ones that get strapped to the axle yoke
> > : were
> > : > > fine, and I believe I removed those caps and slathered some grease in
> > : there
> > : > > before installing the shaft simply because I could. I wonder if grease
> > : never
> > : > > got from the fitting into the caps that Tom Wood's installed for some
> > : > > reason?
> > : > >
> > : > > /Peter
> > : > >
> > : > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > : > > news:40450680.C0E77DB@sympatico.ca...
> > : > >
> > : > >>When you mentioned that in the morning and checked it in neutral, how
> > : > >>did it feel?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Was there any play at all?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>How close are your angles under there?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Chunks out of caps is unusual, really unusual..... I have never seen
> > it
> > : > >>before. I have seen caps that were worn right through from the cross
> > : > >>beating on them, but never chunked apart.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>I know I am running right at the edge for angle and eat u-joints
> > pretty
> > : > >>fast. I am thinking I might need some shims under the spring packs on
> > : > >>mine.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Just had the rear end rebuilt with all new bearings and seals and the
> > : > >>pinion seal is leaking already. Grr.....
> > : > >>
> > : > >>I am going to go back to the shop that did the work and see what he
> > : > >>recommends for shims, he was the one that mentioned it to me and I bet
> > : > >>he can set me up 'right', he sure seems to know his stuff.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Mike
> > : > >>
> > : > >>PeterP wrote:
> > : > >>
> > : > >>>The vibes only started late last week, and I hadn't articulated
> > : anything
> > : > >
> > : > > for
> > : > >
> > : > >>>a couple of months before that. The vibes were actually slightly
> > worse
> > : > >
> > : > > on
> > : > >
> > : > >>>the way up Sunday, seemed to be a little better on the way back. Go
> > : > >
> > : > > figure.
> > : > >
> > : > >>>Perhaps loose needles and chunks of cap were binding it earlier and
> > got
> > : > >
> > : > > spat
> > : > >
> > : > >>>out while 'froading.
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>/Peter
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > : > >>>news:4044E9AF.C21AAF22@sympatico.ca...
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>That almost seems like an angle jam to me.
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>Maybe it went too steep an angle when the wheel articulated?
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>Mike
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>twaldron wrote:
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>>Really? Wow. I'm sure a lot of people are harder on U-joints than I
> > : > >
> > : > > am,
> > : > >
> > : > >>>>>but I've never seen caps cracked that badly. Also, I don't see any
> > : > >>>>>needle bearings in your cups. Usually those disappear from lack of
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>grease.
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>>PeterP wrote:
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > : > >>>>>>news:q031c.3499$vG7.2444@newssvr22.news.prod igy.com...
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>>Ooh, someone didn't lube the u-joint after installing the new
> > : > >>>>>>>driveshaft? Heh heh. Well, glad you made it home OK. Doesn't look
> > : > >
> > : > > like
> > : > >
> > : > >>>>>>>you had many more miles left before total failure.
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>I did lube it right after installing it, and lept lubing it about
> > : > >
> > : > > once
> > : > >
> > : > >>>a
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>>>month since then !?!
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>/Peter
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>--
> > : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> > : > >>>>>tw
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> > : > >>>>>01 XJ Sport
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > : > >>>>>-- Dave Barry
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > : > >>>>>Function: noun
> > : > >>>>>Date: 1940
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> > : > >>>>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > : > >>>>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > : > >>>>>World War II.
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : >
> > : > --
> > : > __________________________________________________ _________
> > : > tw
> > : >
> > : > 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> > : > 01 XJ Sport
> > : >
> > : > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > : > -- Dave Barry
> > : >
> > : > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > : > Function: noun
> > : > Date: 1940
> > : >
> > : > Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> > : > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > : > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > : > World War II.
> > : >
> > : > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > : > __________________________________________________ _________
> > : >
> > :
> > :
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

I will agree as well.

Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
to each other.

If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
potential to be grease dry.

I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
out all 4 cups.

Mike

twaldron wrote:
>
> Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
>
> I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
> it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
> not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
> might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
> rid of, so I don't get one. :)
>
> Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> > I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've never
> > seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem is....".
> > It might save you some band-aids.
> > -Brian
> >
> > "PeterP" <sprocket@spam.spam.spam.storm.ca> wrote in message
> > news:c252fl$g84$1@news.storm.ca...
> > : Aw heck, I'm not going to bother Tom Wood's about a u-joint I've already
> > : replaced, since he went through the hassle of shipping me three different
> > : shafts at no extra charge. The first one was for the wrong application
> > (had
> > : a flange instead of a yoke), and the second one was too short.
> > :
> > : Besides, I've already chucked the bad joint.
> > :
> > : /Peter
> > :
> > : "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > : news:SGm1c.3686$vG7.425@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com ...
> > : > Looks to me like it was never greased, so you probably have a blockage.
> > : > When you pump grease in there, you can see it oozing from the caps when
> > : > it's full. Looks like you might have had a defective U-joint from the
> > : > get-go. I'd sent those pics to Tom and see what he has to say.
> > : >
> > : > PeterP wrote:
> > : >
> > : > > There's no angle at all for my u-joint that crapped out - it's a CV
> > : shaft,
> > : > > and the two joints in the Double Cardan assembly were fine. The bad
> > : joint is
> > : > > the one on the right in the shaft in this picture:
> > : > > http://www.4xshaft.com/images/tail_shaft/hd_conv_sm.jpg, and the
> > pinion
> > : has
> > : > > been rotated up so that there's zero degrees for this joint.
> > : > >
> > : > > I just thought of something - the two bad caps of the u-joint were the
> > : ones
> > : > > that were in the shaft - the ones that get strapped to the axle yoke
> > : were
> > : > > fine, and I believe I removed those caps and slathered some grease in
> > : there
> > : > > before installing the shaft simply because I could. I wonder if grease
> > : never
> > : > > got from the fitting into the caps that Tom Wood's installed for some
> > : > > reason?
> > : > >
> > : > > /Peter
> > : > >
> > : > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > : > > news:40450680.C0E77DB@sympatico.ca...
> > : > >
> > : > >>When you mentioned that in the morning and checked it in neutral, how
> > : > >>did it feel?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Was there any play at all?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>How close are your angles under there?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Chunks out of caps is unusual, really unusual..... I have never seen
> > it
> > : > >>before. I have seen caps that were worn right through from the cross
> > : > >>beating on them, but never chunked apart.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>I know I am running right at the edge for angle and eat u-joints
> > pretty
> > : > >>fast. I am thinking I might need some shims under the spring packs on
> > : > >>mine.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Just had the rear end rebuilt with all new bearings and seals and the
> > : > >>pinion seal is leaking already. Grr.....
> > : > >>
> > : > >>I am going to go back to the shop that did the work and see what he
> > : > >>recommends for shims, he was the one that mentioned it to me and I bet
> > : > >>he can set me up 'right', he sure seems to know his stuff.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Mike
> > : > >>
> > : > >>PeterP wrote:
> > : > >>
> > : > >>>The vibes only started late last week, and I hadn't articulated
> > : anything
> > : > >
> > : > > for
> > : > >
> > : > >>>a couple of months before that. The vibes were actually slightly
> > worse
> > : > >
> > : > > on
> > : > >
> > : > >>>the way up Sunday, seemed to be a little better on the way back. Go
> > : > >
> > : > > figure.
> > : > >
> > : > >>>Perhaps loose needles and chunks of cap were binding it earlier and
> > got
> > : > >
> > : > > spat
> > : > >
> > : > >>>out while 'froading.
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>/Peter
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > : > >>>news:4044E9AF.C21AAF22@sympatico.ca...
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>That almost seems like an angle jam to me.
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>Maybe it went too steep an angle when the wheel articulated?
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>Mike
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>twaldron wrote:
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>>Really? Wow. I'm sure a lot of people are harder on U-joints than I
> > : > >
> > : > > am,
> > : > >
> > : > >>>>>but I've never seen caps cracked that badly. Also, I don't see any
> > : > >>>>>needle bearings in your cups. Usually those disappear from lack of
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>grease.
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>>PeterP wrote:
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > : > >>>>>>news:q031c.3499$vG7.2444@newssvr22.news.prod igy.com...
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>>Ooh, someone didn't lube the u-joint after installing the new
> > : > >>>>>>>driveshaft? Heh heh. Well, glad you made it home OK. Doesn't look
> > : > >
> > : > > like
> > : > >
> > : > >>>>>>>you had many more miles left before total failure.
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>I did lube it right after installing it, and lept lubing it about
> > : > >
> > : > > once
> > : > >
> > : > >>>a
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>>>month since then !?!
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>/Peter
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>--
> > : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> > : > >>>>>tw
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> > : > >>>>>01 XJ Sport
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > : > >>>>>-- Dave Barry
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > : > >>>>>Function: noun
> > : > >>>>>Date: 1940
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> > : > >>>>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > : > >>>>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > : > >>>>>World War II.
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : >
> > : > --
> > : > __________________________________________________ _________
> > : > tw
> > : >
> > : > 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> > : > 01 XJ Sport
> > : >
> > : > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > : > -- Dave Barry
> > : >
> > : > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > : > Function: noun
> > : > Date: 1940
> > : >
> > : > Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> > : > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > : > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > : > World War II.
> > : >
> > : > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > : > __________________________________________________ _________
> > : >
> > :
> > :
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

I will agree as well.

Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
to each other.

If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
potential to be grease dry.

I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
out all 4 cups.

Mike

twaldron wrote:
>
> Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
>
> I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
> it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
> not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
> might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
> rid of, so I don't get one. :)
>
> Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> > I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've never
> > seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem is....".
> > It might save you some band-aids.
> > -Brian
> >
> > "PeterP" <sprocket@spam.spam.spam.storm.ca> wrote in message
> > news:c252fl$g84$1@news.storm.ca...
> > : Aw heck, I'm not going to bother Tom Wood's about a u-joint I've already
> > : replaced, since he went through the hassle of shipping me three different
> > : shafts at no extra charge. The first one was for the wrong application
> > (had
> > : a flange instead of a yoke), and the second one was too short.
> > :
> > : Besides, I've already chucked the bad joint.
> > :
> > : /Peter
> > :
> > : "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > : news:SGm1c.3686$vG7.425@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com ...
> > : > Looks to me like it was never greased, so you probably have a blockage.
> > : > When you pump grease in there, you can see it oozing from the caps when
> > : > it's full. Looks like you might have had a defective U-joint from the
> > : > get-go. I'd sent those pics to Tom and see what he has to say.
> > : >
> > : > PeterP wrote:
> > : >
> > : > > There's no angle at all for my u-joint that crapped out - it's a CV
> > : shaft,
> > : > > and the two joints in the Double Cardan assembly were fine. The bad
> > : joint is
> > : > > the one on the right in the shaft in this picture:
> > : > > http://www.4xshaft.com/images/tail_shaft/hd_conv_sm.jpg, and the
> > pinion
> > : has
> > : > > been rotated up so that there's zero degrees for this joint.
> > : > >
> > : > > I just thought of something - the two bad caps of the u-joint were the
> > : ones
> > : > > that were in the shaft - the ones that get strapped to the axle yoke
> > : were
> > : > > fine, and I believe I removed those caps and slathered some grease in
> > : there
> > : > > before installing the shaft simply because I could. I wonder if grease
> > : never
> > : > > got from the fitting into the caps that Tom Wood's installed for some
> > : > > reason?
> > : > >
> > : > > /Peter
> > : > >
> > : > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > : > > news:40450680.C0E77DB@sympatico.ca...
> > : > >
> > : > >>When you mentioned that in the morning and checked it in neutral, how
> > : > >>did it feel?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Was there any play at all?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>How close are your angles under there?
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Chunks out of caps is unusual, really unusual..... I have never seen
> > it
> > : > >>before. I have seen caps that were worn right through from the cross
> > : > >>beating on them, but never chunked apart.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>I know I am running right at the edge for angle and eat u-joints
> > pretty
> > : > >>fast. I am thinking I might need some shims under the spring packs on
> > : > >>mine.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Just had the rear end rebuilt with all new bearings and seals and the
> > : > >>pinion seal is leaking already. Grr.....
> > : > >>
> > : > >>I am going to go back to the shop that did the work and see what he
> > : > >>recommends for shims, he was the one that mentioned it to me and I bet
> > : > >>he can set me up 'right', he sure seems to know his stuff.
> > : > >>
> > : > >>Mike
> > : > >>
> > : > >>PeterP wrote:
> > : > >>
> > : > >>>The vibes only started late last week, and I hadn't articulated
> > : anything
> > : > >
> > : > > for
> > : > >
> > : > >>>a couple of months before that. The vibes were actually slightly
> > worse
> > : > >
> > : > > on
> > : > >
> > : > >>>the way up Sunday, seemed to be a little better on the way back. Go
> > : > >
> > : > > figure.
> > : > >
> > : > >>>Perhaps loose needles and chunks of cap were binding it earlier and
> > got
> > : > >
> > : > > spat
> > : > >
> > : > >>>out while 'froading.
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>/Peter
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > : > >>>news:4044E9AF.C21AAF22@sympatico.ca...
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>That almost seems like an angle jam to me.
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>Maybe it went too steep an angle when the wheel articulated?
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>Mike
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>twaldron wrote:
> > : > >>>>
> > : > >>>>>Really? Wow. I'm sure a lot of people are harder on U-joints than I
> > : > >
> > : > > am,
> > : > >
> > : > >>>>>but I've never seen caps cracked that badly. Also, I don't see any
> > : > >>>>>needle bearings in your cups. Usually those disappear from lack of
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>grease.
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>>PeterP wrote:
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
> > : > >>>>>>news:q031c.3499$vG7.2444@newssvr22.news.prod igy.com...
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>>Ooh, someone didn't lube the u-joint after installing the new
> > : > >>>>>>>driveshaft? Heh heh. Well, glad you made it home OK. Doesn't look
> > : > >
> > : > > like
> > : > >
> > : > >>>>>>>you had many more miles left before total failure.
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>I did lube it right after installing it, and lept lubing it about
> > : > >
> > : > > once
> > : > >
> > : > >>>a
> > : > >>>
> > : > >>>>>>month since then !?!
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>/Peter
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>>
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>--
> > : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> > : > >>>>>tw
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> > : > >>>>>01 XJ Sport
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > : > >>>>>-- Dave Barry
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > : > >>>>>Function: noun
> > : > >>>>>Date: 1940
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> > : > >>>>>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > : > >>>>>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > : > >>>>>World War II.
> > : > >>>>>
> > : > >>>>>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > : > >>>>>_____________________________________________ ______________
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : >
> > : > --
> > : > __________________________________________________ _________
> > : > tw
> > : >
> > : > 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> > : > 01 XJ Sport
> > : >
> > : > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > : > -- Dave Barry
> > : >
> > : > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > : > Function: noun
> > : > Date: 1940
> > : >
> > : > Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> > : > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > : > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > : > World War II.
> > : >
> > : > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > : > __________________________________________________ _________
> > : >
> > :
> > :
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

I've sent a message with a link to the image to Tom Wood's. I removed the
drive shaft last night while replacing the tcase output seal - used an old
plastic bathtub faucet as a seal installer! While the shaft was out, I
greased the snot out of it and made sure that grease came out of all the
u-joint caps. It did.

/Peter

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40473F0D.B104D1DC@sympatico.ca...
> I will agree as well.
>
> Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
> to each other.
>
> If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
> potential to be grease dry.
>
> I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
> out all 4 cups.
>
> Mike
>
> twaldron wrote:
> >
> > Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
> >
> > I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
> > it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
> > not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
> > might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
> > rid of, so I don't get one. :)
> >
> > Cherokee-LTD wrote:
> >
> > > I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've
never
> > > seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem
is....".
> > > It might save you some band-aids.
> > > -Brian
> > >

 

I've sent a message with a link to the image to Tom Wood's. I removed the
drive shaft last night while replacing the tcase output seal - used an old
plastic bathtub faucet as a seal installer! While the shaft was out, I
greased the snot out of it and made sure that grease came out of all the
u-joint caps. It did.

/Peter

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40473F0D.B104D1DC@sympatico.ca...
> I will agree as well.
>
> Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
> to each other.
>
> If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
> potential to be grease dry.
>
> I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
> out all 4 cups.
>
> Mike
>
> twaldron wrote:
> >
> > Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
> >
> > I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
> > it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
> > not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
> > might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
> > rid of, so I don't get one. :)
> >
> > Cherokee-LTD wrote:
> >
> > > I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've
never
> > > seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem
is....".
> > > It might save you some band-aids.
> > > -Brian
> > >

 

I've sent a message with a link to the image to Tom Wood's. I removed the
drive shaft last night while replacing the tcase output seal - used an old
plastic bathtub faucet as a seal installer! While the shaft was out, I
greased the snot out of it and made sure that grease came out of all the
u-joint caps. It did.

/Peter

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40473F0D.B104D1DC@sympatico.ca...
> I will agree as well.
>
> Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
> to each other.
>
> If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
> potential to be grease dry.
>
> I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
> out all 4 cups.
>
> Mike
>
> twaldron wrote:
> >
> > Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
> >
> > I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
> > it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
> > not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
> > might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
> > rid of, so I don't get one. :)
> >
> > Cherokee-LTD wrote:
> >
> > > I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've
never
> > > seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem
is....".
> > > It might save you some band-aids.
> > > -Brian
> > >

 

Cool. Let us know what Tom say, if you would, PeterP.

PeterP wrote:

> I've sent a message with a link to the image to Tom Wood's. I removed the
> drive shaft last night while replacing the tcase output seal - used an old
> plastic bathtub faucet as a seal installer! While the shaft was out, I
> greased the snot out of it and made sure that grease came out of all the
> u-joint caps. It did.
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:40473F0D.B104D1DC@sympatico.ca...
>
>>I will agree as well.
>>
>>Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
>>to each other.
>>
>>If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
>>potential to be grease dry.
>>
>>I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
>>out all 4 cups.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
>>>
>>>I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
>>>it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
>>>not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
>>>might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
>>>rid of, so I don't get one. :)
>>>
>>>Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've
>
> never
>
>>>>seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem
>
> is....".
>
>>>>It might save you some band-aids.
>>>>-Brian
>>>>
>
>
>

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03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Cool. Let us know what Tom say, if you would, PeterP.

PeterP wrote:

> I've sent a message with a link to the image to Tom Wood's. I removed the
> drive shaft last night while replacing the tcase output seal - used an old
> plastic bathtub faucet as a seal installer! While the shaft was out, I
> greased the snot out of it and made sure that grease came out of all the
> u-joint caps. It did.
>
> /Peter
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:40473F0D.B104D1DC@sympatico.ca...
>
>>I will agree as well.
>>
>>Maybe it was a bad cast that didn't end up with the grease channels open
>>to each other.
>>
>>If it was a bad batch, you still have 2 more of them in there with a
>>potential to be grease dry.
>>
>>I would be pumping grease into the others to make darn sure grease comes
>>out all 4 cups.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>twaldron wrote:
>>
>>>Much as I hate to say I agree with Brian, I'd do the same. ;)
>>>
>>>I'm just suggesting that you email him the pic and get his opinion on
>>>it. He's very been helpful to me in the past and especially since you're
>>>not trying to "get" anything out of it, just trying to determine what
>>>might have happened. He may have a whole batch of bad u-joints to get
>>>rid of, so I don't get one. :)
>>>
>>>Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I would contact him about if for nothing else, insight. Though we've
>
> never
>
>>>>seen it before maybe he has and can say definitively "your problem
>
> is....".
>
>>>>It might save you some band-aids.
>>>>-Brian
>>>>
>
>
>

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03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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