U-Joint play?
How much play is a driveshaft u-joint supposed to have?
I've been getting a clunking noise occasionally when taking off from a stop or when coasting in neutral at <5 MPH, and I noticed this weekend that I can move the rear driveshaft u-joint about 1/8" side-to-side in the differential yoke. The bolts holding the straps to the yoke are torqued to spec, so is it time for new u-joints? -- ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" |
Re: U-Joint play?
If you can move the joint in the joke and the yoke is not moving, then your
u-joints are probably shot. Don't buy the 'heavy duty' sealed ones, buy the standard duty greasable ones. Carl "Garth Almgren" <nospam@mukyj.com> wrote in message news:5qu2irF121n2oU1@mid.individual.net... > How much play is a driveshaft u-joint supposed to have? > > > I've been getting a clunking noise occasionally when taking off from a > stop or when coasting in neutral at <5 MPH, and I noticed this weekend > that I can move the rear driveshaft u-joint about 1/8" side-to-side in the > differential yoke. The bolts holding the straps to the yoke are torqued to > spec, so is it time for new u-joints? > > > > -- > ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 > { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" |
Re: U-Joint play?
If you can move the joint in the joke and the yoke is not moving, then your
u-joints are probably shot. Don't buy the 'heavy duty' sealed ones, buy the standard duty greasable ones. Carl "Garth Almgren" <nospam@mukyj.com> wrote in message news:5qu2irF121n2oU1@mid.individual.net... > How much play is a driveshaft u-joint supposed to have? > > > I've been getting a clunking noise occasionally when taking off from a > stop or when coasting in neutral at <5 MPH, and I noticed this weekend > that I can move the rear driveshaft u-joint about 1/8" side-to-side in the > differential yoke. The bolts holding the straps to the yoke are torqued to > spec, so is it time for new u-joints? > > > > -- > ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 > { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" |
Re: U-Joint play?
None.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:----------@----------.com "Garth Almgren" <nospam@mukyj.com> wrote in message news:5qu2irF121n2oU1@mid.individual.net... > How much play is a driveshaft u-joint supposed to have? > > > I've been getting a clunking noise occasionally when taking off from a > stop or when coasting in neutral at <5 MPH, and I noticed this weekend > that I can move the rear driveshaft u-joint about 1/8" side-to-side in > the differential yoke. The bolts holding the straps to the yoke are > torqued to spec, so is it time for new u-joints? > > > > -- > ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 > { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: U-Joint play?
None.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:----------@----------.com "Garth Almgren" <nospam@mukyj.com> wrote in message news:5qu2irF121n2oU1@mid.individual.net... > How much play is a driveshaft u-joint supposed to have? > > > I've been getting a clunking noise occasionally when taking off from a > stop or when coasting in neutral at <5 MPH, and I noticed this weekend > that I can move the rear driveshaft u-joint about 1/8" side-to-side in > the differential yoke. The bolts holding the straps to the yoke are > torqued to spec, so is it time for new u-joints? > > > > -- > ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 > { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: U-Joint play?
On Nov 25, 2:00 pm, Garth Almgren <nos...@mukyj.com> wrote:
> How much play is a driveshaft u-joint supposed to have? > > I've been getting a clunking noise occasionally when taking off from a > stop or when coasting in neutral at <5 MPH, and I noticed this weekend > that I can move the rear driveshaft u-joint about 1/8" side-to-side in > the differential yoke. The bolts holding the straps to the yoke are > torqued to spec, so is it time for new u-joints? > > -- > ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 > { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" If it is really side to side this would mean the caps are not in all the way. In any case they are probably damaged by now. |
Re: U-Joint play?
On Nov 25, 2:00 pm, Garth Almgren <nos...@mukyj.com> wrote:
> How much play is a driveshaft u-joint supposed to have? > > I've been getting a clunking noise occasionally when taking off from a > stop or when coasting in neutral at <5 MPH, and I noticed this weekend > that I can move the rear driveshaft u-joint about 1/8" side-to-side in > the differential yoke. The bolts holding the straps to the yoke are > torqued to spec, so is it time for new u-joints? > > -- > ~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5 > { }|||||||{ } "MukYJ" If it is really side to side this would mean the caps are not in all the way. In any case they are probably damaged by now. |
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