i tried to heat the joints with a propane torch, do i have to replace em now or are they still good? i bought emery cloth but your saying a green 3m scrubby is better?.

the bushing pressed into the outer shaft was worn, could that have caused the leak?

and shuld i try to replace the output shaft bearing with the bushing quad 4x4 gave me?

 

Is there a grease fitting on the joint? (Why did u F with it?) You know the saying, if it ain't broke don't fix it! And yes, that bushing and the one for the intermediate shaft can both ruin the seal.

 

also how do you get the shift fork off of the shaft on the diapragm and and out of the housing to replace it

 

no grease fitting, and yea ik that was stupid. it still feels fine...

should i try to replace the output shaft bearing with the plastic bushing that he supplied me? it seems that a metal bearing would be better but idk?

 

Why are you replacing the fork? As far as the intermediate shaft bushing goes, grab the end of it and see if it moves up and down or front to back.

 

since you have the new large bushing, i would replace the old bearing or bushing. just pull the old one out into the cad cavity, and tap the new one in.

the fork is held on the cad shaft by E-clips. gently pop them off them off, and then the shaft will slide out. NOTE the orientation of the curve in the fork BEFORE you remove it.

 

He's getting deeper and deeper for no good reason(at least not that we know of). Which is why I asked why he's replacing the fork.The shoes/pads on the end of the fork can be replaced. And although this place is great, a little more research and maybe a manual purchase or download on his part, would have proved more than beneficial for a job like this. Just sayin'

 

got the u joint replaced my brother showed me that there were clips on the inside holding it in. so no problems really man. i just dont know why i got a plastic bushing for the output shaft instead of a metal bearing? hes closed today so i cant ask him. the bearing seems to be in there pretty tight, and play of the output shaft is minimal if there is any at all. what do you guys suggest about that?

 

older years had the bearing. newer years had the bushing.
they are interchangeable.

i'm not sure what i would do without looking and feeling of it.
i'd probably try to measure the play in the bearing, and then remove the inner shaft a test fit the new bushing over it, and compare the fit.
then i'd go with whichever one had the tighter fit.

 

The composite bushing is just as good.And has more surface area for the shaft to ride on. It's your call since you have it apart already. Probably should replace it for piece of mind.