I need to replace both my driver and passenger u joints. The driver side is clicking pretty bad. Its not broken yet, already had that happen once. I've got a greasable one on there right now, napa special. My problem is I got less than 55k out of it. So who makes the strongest, most durable one for our dana 44's? I looking for something better than OEM.

 

i went with brute force.. sell them at autozone

 

Which one is better greasable or not? I've heard good things about both. I've had both and they both lasted close to the same amount of time. So I want something to last longer.

 

i think greasable is better. you just have to remember to grease it regularly greasing it keeps it full of grease, forces any water out, which helps it last a whole lot longer. the non-greasable claim to be sealed, lifetime grease, blah, blah, blah. but when you drive it through water, mud, snow, salt, etc... i just think greasable will outlast non, provide you grease it regularly, especially when exposed to water.

 

From the Pavementsucks Tech section:

I replaced the stock/standard Spicer 5-297x u-joints with the new Spicer 5-760x joints. They are supposedly 20% stronger than the old style. The main body is thicker with even thicker sections near the cross shafts. Also the cross shafts have more metal inthem (notice the smaller hole)

 

Hey im thinkin i have to replace my front joints too, is that something that you can do yourself if you have half a brain?

 

Hi there people, long reader first time post. Question, I have the same problem, what size and type of sockets did you usefor the removal of the hub assembly?

 

Here is the link that TMS Bill pasted in: http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech/hub.php

Not hard at all. Took about 2 hours but alot of that time was standing around drinking beer with my buddy.

 

Thank you Hill for the info, I'll let you how it goes.
Save Mudding.

 

The 760's are the way to go.