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Re: U Joint question.
Your yoke is now damaged from the last loose one.
I have 'never' seen a successful fix, the yoke needs replacing. I had the exact thing happen to my CJ7 and tried to keep using it 'loose' like you have hoping the new straps would hold it. I got away with it for quite a while too, but... When it let got again, it grenaded the yoke so the driveshaft turned into a propeller taking out my exhaust, my gas line and my brake line while punching holes in the floor of the Jeep. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) jerryg wrote: > Installed new U Joint on my 95 YJ. Rear axle. Lower joint. Got the > right part but it is not a tight fit into the yoke as I've been told > it should be. The joint has a grease fitting. Should I loosen the > straps and grease it up until the bearing caps contact the tabs, or > leave it alone? The new joint seemed to quiet down my vibration > problem. Thanks as always. > > Greg > |
Re: U Joint question.
Your yoke is now damaged from the last loose one.
I have 'never' seen a successful fix, the yoke needs replacing. I had the exact thing happen to my CJ7 and tried to keep using it 'loose' like you have hoping the new straps would hold it. I got away with it for quite a while too, but... When it let got again, it grenaded the yoke so the driveshaft turned into a propeller taking out my exhaust, my gas line and my brake line while punching holes in the floor of the Jeep. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) jerryg wrote: > Installed new U Joint on my 95 YJ. Rear axle. Lower joint. Got the > right part but it is not a tight fit into the yoke as I've been told > it should be. The joint has a grease fitting. Should I loosen the > straps and grease it up until the bearing caps contact the tabs, or > leave it alone? The new joint seemed to quiet down my vibration > problem. Thanks as always. > > Greg > |
Re: U Joint question.
Your yoke is now damaged from the last loose one.
I have 'never' seen a successful fix, the yoke needs replacing. I had the exact thing happen to my CJ7 and tried to keep using it 'loose' like you have hoping the new straps would hold it. I got away with it for quite a while too, but... When it let got again, it grenaded the yoke so the driveshaft turned into a propeller taking out my exhaust, my gas line and my brake line while punching holes in the floor of the Jeep. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) jerryg wrote: > Installed new U Joint on my 95 YJ. Rear axle. Lower joint. Got the > right part but it is not a tight fit into the yoke as I've been told > it should be. The joint has a grease fitting. Should I loosen the > straps and grease it up until the bearing caps contact the tabs, or > leave it alone? The new joint seemed to quiet down my vibration > problem. Thanks as always. > > Greg > |
Re: U Joint question.
How in heck do you thing grease can handle the stress of a spinning
driveshaft????? 'If' it was a hydraulically sealed system, then the hydraulic pressure might allow the u-joint to 'float' between the ear caps, but this is not even close to that. Have 'any' slop in a u-joint 'will' lead to failure, usually sooner than later. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Carl S wrote: > You can try loosening the straps a little bit and filling it with greast but > it sounds like your yoke is warped. Try the grease first. > > Carl > > "jerryg" <Gregginn7@msn.com> wrote in message > news:1170645705.693917.314700@v45g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com... >> Installed new U Joint on my 95 YJ. Rear axle. Lower joint. Got the >> right part but it is not a tight fit into the yoke as I've been told >> it should be. The joint has a grease fitting. Should I loosen the >> straps and grease it up until the bearing caps contact the tabs, or >> leave it alone? The new joint seemed to quiet down my vibration >> problem. Thanks as always. >> >> Greg >> > > |
Re: U Joint question.
How in heck do you thing grease can handle the stress of a spinning
driveshaft????? 'If' it was a hydraulically sealed system, then the hydraulic pressure might allow the u-joint to 'float' between the ear caps, but this is not even close to that. Have 'any' slop in a u-joint 'will' lead to failure, usually sooner than later. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Carl S wrote: > You can try loosening the straps a little bit and filling it with greast but > it sounds like your yoke is warped. Try the grease first. > > Carl > > "jerryg" <Gregginn7@msn.com> wrote in message > news:1170645705.693917.314700@v45g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com... >> Installed new U Joint on my 95 YJ. Rear axle. Lower joint. Got the >> right part but it is not a tight fit into the yoke as I've been told >> it should be. The joint has a grease fitting. Should I loosen the >> straps and grease it up until the bearing caps contact the tabs, or >> leave it alone? The new joint seemed to quiet down my vibration >> problem. Thanks as always. >> >> Greg >> > > |
Re: U Joint question.
How in heck do you thing grease can handle the stress of a spinning
driveshaft????? 'If' it was a hydraulically sealed system, then the hydraulic pressure might allow the u-joint to 'float' between the ear caps, but this is not even close to that. Have 'any' slop in a u-joint 'will' lead to failure, usually sooner than later. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Carl S wrote: > You can try loosening the straps a little bit and filling it with greast but > it sounds like your yoke is warped. Try the grease first. > > Carl > > "jerryg" <Gregginn7@msn.com> wrote in message > news:1170645705.693917.314700@v45g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com... >> Installed new U Joint on my 95 YJ. Rear axle. Lower joint. Got the >> right part but it is not a tight fit into the yoke as I've been told >> it should be. The joint has a grease fitting. Should I loosen the >> straps and grease it up until the bearing caps contact the tabs, or >> leave it alone? The new joint seemed to quiet down my vibration >> problem. Thanks as always. >> >> Greg >> > > |
Re: U Joint question.
How in heck do you thing grease can handle the stress of a spinning
driveshaft????? 'If' it was a hydraulically sealed system, then the hydraulic pressure might allow the u-joint to 'float' between the ear caps, but this is not even close to that. Have 'any' slop in a u-joint 'will' lead to failure, usually sooner than later. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Carl S wrote: > You can try loosening the straps a little bit and filling it with greast but > it sounds like your yoke is warped. Try the grease first. > > Carl > > "jerryg" <Gregginn7@msn.com> wrote in message > news:1170645705.693917.314700@v45g2000cwv.googlegr oups.com... >> Installed new U Joint on my 95 YJ. Rear axle. Lower joint. Got the >> right part but it is not a tight fit into the yoke as I've been told >> it should be. The joint has a grease fitting. Should I loosen the >> straps and grease it up until the bearing caps contact the tabs, or >> leave it alone? The new joint seemed to quiet down my vibration >> problem. Thanks as always. >> >> Greg >> > > |
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