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SOILPROBE
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• Washington CH, OH, USA |
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• Registered on 9/6/2004 |
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 Posted:4/16/2006 15:51 |
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Ok guys, It's time to replace a u-joint on the Ex. My plan is to replace all while I'm at it. Truck has 115K on it and from past experience you replace one joint, soon you'll be replacing others. So while I'm at it they all will get replaced. What u-joint is everyone is using, greaseable or non-greaseable? What manufacture has the most reliable? Excluding the high dollar u joints.
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LANDYOT
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• Subscriber since 11/23/2003 |
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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• Registered on 7/15/2003 |
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• 1,110 posts |
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Posted:4/16/2006 16:14 |
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I have no preference on brand, but grease fittings are definitely nice to have.
What I'd like to point out is that BEFORE you dismantle the driveshaft, take a grease pen or other type of marker, and make marks on the shaft and companion parts so you are absolutely ceratin they go back in the same orientation as they came out. Too many times I've seen guys ... and I've been guilty of this, too ... take their driveshafts out, and reinstall with different part-to-part relationships. The result? Vibration! So, take a few extra moments and save yourself some rework later. Jus' my 2-cents worth ........ |
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Scott Stover
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• Fayetteville, NC, USA |
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• Registered on 4/16/2004 |
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Posted:4/25/2006 10:33 |
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Couldnt agree more, when I changed the pinon seal, I marked everything, and it made the re-installation a breeze!
Scott
2000 X 4x4 V-10 4.3 LS
K&N
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HBJJAM
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• Minneapolis, MN, USA |
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• Registered on 6/23/2005 |
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Posted:5/2/2006 11:57 |
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Looking at doing the same here
Is this something that can be done in a day? in your garage on the floor?
What specialty tools if any are needed? Pullers,etc?
They want a grand to do mine  and i can get Moog joints for less then $225 for all 4 |
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aklim
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• Hartford, WI, USA |
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• Registered on 2/20/2006 |
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• 133 posts |
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Posted:5/2/2006 12:10 |
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I'd take it somewhere so they can balance the thing. Seen it happen too many times that people replace U-joints when the shaft is bent or out of balance. I could see it wobbling when they were spinning it for a balance but it looked straight when you set it on the ground.
01 Excursion. Gauges with AIH Delete, AIS Air Filter system, CCV Mod, 4' MBRP, BTS Trans, 6.0L Trans Cooler and Intercooler, DP-Tuner F6 chip, ITP In Tank Mod and Boost Annihilator, Diesel Innovation's Regulated Fuel kit, BTS Big Oil system, GTP38R Turbo with 1.15 A/R housing and BDP Stage II AC injectors. Bilstein Shocks with U code front and A code Rear. Billet thermostat housing |
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