- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Removed the other axle shaft u-joint this afternoon, all four caps were dried out.
So, I reckon it was a good idea to take a look at all of this stuff. Much easier to address this in the garage as opposed to the trail. Still can't fathom why both of these u-joints were dried out? Both axle shafts yokes had grease on them, I presume from seaping out of the u-joint caps. So the seals went. Maybe I damaged the seals when I installed this set of u-joints. The shafts are old Warn chrome moly deals that take Dana 44 sized u-joints, 5-760's. I have never installed u-joints in an actual Dana 44 shaft, but have done plenty of Dana 30's. The 30's aren't terrible. These shafts are a PIA due to the fact that they are small enough to slip through the knuckle hole yet take a much bigger u-joint, so the tolerances are tight tight tight.
Went ahead and cleaned up the rest of the parts.
Will piddle around with reassembly at night after work this week, taking extra special care in regards to the u-joints!!!
That's it for now.
So, I reckon it was a good idea to take a look at all of this stuff. Much easier to address this in the garage as opposed to the trail. Still can't fathom why both of these u-joints were dried out? Both axle shafts yokes had grease on them, I presume from seaping out of the u-joint caps. So the seals went. Maybe I damaged the seals when I installed this set of u-joints. The shafts are old Warn chrome moly deals that take Dana 44 sized u-joints, 5-760's. I have never installed u-joints in an actual Dana 44 shaft, but have done plenty of Dana 30's. The 30's aren't terrible. These shafts are a PIA due to the fact that they are small enough to slip through the knuckle hole yet take a much bigger u-joint, so the tolerances are tight tight tight.
Went ahead and cleaned up the rest of the parts.
Will piddle around with reassembly at night after work this week, taking extra special care in regards to the u-joints!!!
That's it for now.