go to napa and get the Precision brand super strength, Greaseable u-joints. you'll be impressed with its bulk and strength.
don't get any of those little cheap one's that are only $10 each.
Precision is not cheap - about $29 each.

caution - if you've never swapped u-joints, it can be a lot of work. you'll need some sockets, BFH, possibly some de-gouge'ing cleanup tools (i use a dremel), and sheriff likes to cut out his old one's with an angle grinder.

 

That was what SUMMIT sent me.

A ball joint press helps to. Never seen one used in some many ways before.

 

I used the Dana Spicer Life U joints

You can get them online for about $20 a piece, and there damn solid, guys at Pirate 4x4 recommended them.

I THINK the P/N is 5-790x, but double check that.

I had one u joint that I could not press out, the cap was stuck in the yoke too firm for the press, even with penetrant. I had to lay the driveshaft parallel in between to 2 2"X6" boards and rest the u-joint on the edges of the boards and bang on the base of the yoke with a hammer. Use this as a last resort if you have a stuck one.

 

Another question. What does everyone prefer, sealed, or greasable u joints? Do greasable ones last longer?

 

Greaseable U joint will last longer, IF you are religious about greasing them.

There are some heavy duty wheeling guys that claim that greasable joints are weaker than sealed.

I went with sealed. If I have to replace them again in 100,000, who cares? Better to spend the time it takes to change them out once, than shimmying my *** under the truck once an oil change with a grease gun. That's just my opinion.

 

I was brought up to only replace u joints with greaseable ones, but you bring up a good point aim. I replaced my driver side ujoint last year when I did my first wheelbearing, used a greaseable one, and it is the only ujoint on the truck with a grease fitting and it needs replaced again badly.... makes me think about using a sealed one...

 

i prefer greaseable. you pump in grease, it pushes out any moisture. sealed is sort of sealed, but not really. water gets into them.

the hard core 4 wheelers don't like the greaseable one because they have a hollow core for the grease port which makes them a tad weaker. that's why the little ones are not greaseable as they would be too weak, but the big heavy super strength ones can handle it.

 

Grease me, I can handle it.

 

hahaha I cant even comment






wait yes I can, is that a photoshopped coinpurse?


reminds me of groundskeeper ***** when he's goin in the ductwork to rescue the dog

"Grease me up baby, I'm goin in"

 

LOL, even his junk has muscles.