Hey guys, i finally picked up a new front drive shaft and i was taking the old u joint out and the cap that holds in the grease on the slip joint came off. Is there any special way to get this back on? Or is it a press fit and im screwed?

 

Doesn't it just thread on there??

 

unfortunately no. here are some pics of what im talking about.





hopefully i can get this figured out soon!

 

Your screwed! There is a few threads and some in the tranny threads by rockymountain (wrong name but close) about the double Cardan joint. Bring the shaft to a driveshaft shop.

 

the side im talking about is the side that connects to the axle. the double cardan joint connects the the t-case right?

 

Your not pooched thats a dust/dirt plug, or welch plug. Get a new one from the drive shaft shop and use a hammer to seat it in.

 

well,no need to get a new one. got the old one back in, hadto takethe shaft apart. i took a small socket and wentaround the edges to seat it back into place! nowi just gotta getthe new ujoint in.....oh joy!

 

Before you get the cross joint in take a center punch and pean it in four places around the edge of the yoke part to help keep the plug in there.

 

dont have any center punches, and the joint is already in, got it in in less than a minute!

 

next post will be how the front shaft failed while you are plowing.