More on the U-joint play
12-30-2007, 02:29 AM
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More on the U-joint play
So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
shot...
http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
--
~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5
{ }|||||||{ } "MukYJ"
mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
shot...
http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
--
~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5
{ }|||||||{ } "MukYJ"
12-30-2007, 09:03 AM
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Re: More on the U-joint play
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:29:50 -0800, Garth Almgren <nospam@mukyj.com>
wrote:
>So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
>mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
>starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
>
>Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
>shot...
>
>http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
>
>That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
>
>
>Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
>in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
Ah, the price we pay for the failure to include a simple, $0.10 grease
fitting on the U joint!
Don't you just love it when the maker leaves off the grease fitting,
and says: "maintenance free"?
wrote:
>So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
>mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
>starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
>
>Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
>shot...
>
>http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
>
>That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
>
>
>Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
>in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
Ah, the price we pay for the failure to include a simple, $0.10 grease
fitting on the U joint!
Don't you just love it when the maker leaves off the grease fitting,
and says: "maintenance free"?
12-30-2007, 12:25 PM
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Re: More on the U-joint play
Garth Almgren wrote:
> So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
> mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
> starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
>
> Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
> shot...
>
> http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
>
> That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
>
>
> Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
> in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
>
>
Good thing you caught it, U-joint failure can be REALLY not fun... I
dropped a driveshaft in Ft. Bragg many years ago, fortunately it was the
rear joint that let go!
Jeff DeWitt
> So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
> mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
> starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
>
> Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
> shot...
>
> http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
>
> That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
>
>
> Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
> in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
>
>
Good thing you caught it, U-joint failure can be REALLY not fun... I
dropped a driveshaft in Ft. Bragg many years ago, fortunately it was the
rear joint that let go!
Jeff DeWitt
12-30-2007, 04:09 PM
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Re: More on the U-joint play
Glad it was a cheap fix. :-)
Carl
"Garth Almgren" <nospam@mukyj.com> wrote in message
news:5tovr8F1erb2sU1@mid.individual.net...
> So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
> mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
> starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
>
> Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
> shot...
>
> http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
>
> That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
>
>
> Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
> in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
>
>
> --
> ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5
> { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ"
Carl
"Garth Almgren" <nospam@mukyj.com> wrote in message
news:5tovr8F1erb2sU1@mid.individual.net...
> So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
> mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
> starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.
>
> Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
> shot...
>
> http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg
>
> That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!
>
>
> Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
> in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)
>
>
> --
> ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5
> { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ"
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