DanWheeler
Bronco Guru
I swear it came apart all by itself.
Ever start one of those projects you know you should not keep going but you do anyway?
I've never done u-joints and didn't intend on taking it all apart tonight but there have been some horrible noises coming from underneath the truck and I need to use it this weekend and didn't want to breakdown wrong place wrong time.
I THINK I know how to get it back together but just have a few questions that I wasn't able to find on google or search on this site:
1. When installing the new u-joints do I remove all the bearing caps with needle bearings and place the U-joint in the driveshaft then carefully center the cap with needle bearings onto the end of the u-joint and then pound the cap into the driveshaft? And then do the other side?
2. I read somewhere that it makes a difference where you place the zerks when installing the U-joint. is this true?
3. I was careless and didn't mark which way the center part of the CV joint goes... it looks like its symetrical and could go either way. yes/no?
I also forgot to mark the slip yoke spline position - am I screwed?
thanks very much for the help
good news is I'm pretty sure I found where my noise is coming from: