front steering u joints
#22
I replaced my drivers side u-joint about 6 months ago. My experience pretty much mirrors everyone elses. The most difficult part was getting the axle nut off. I dosed it in PB Blaster for several days prior, but didn't seem to make a difference. The socket for the axle nut I purchased at Sears. Trying to bust the torque on that nut with just a breaker bar proved impossible until I found a 4 foot length of steel tubing. As soon as I slipped that on to the breaker bar the nut came right off.
The only other tool I bought was a bearing puller from Harbor Freight that I used to get the hub off. Using that, the hub pulled right off with little effort. Replacing the u-joint itself was pretty straightforward. It took some muscle but wasnt that bad.
Once the new u-joint was installed, it only took me about 15-20 minutes to put everything back together and take it for a test drive. It probably would have taken less, but like a moron I put the heat shield on backwards and had to take the hub back off to flip it.
The only other tool I bought was a bearing puller from Harbor Freight that I used to get the hub off. Using that, the hub pulled right off with little effort. Replacing the u-joint itself was pretty straightforward. It took some muscle but wasnt that bad.
Once the new u-joint was installed, it only took me about 15-20 minutes to put everything back together and take it for a test drive. It probably would have taken less, but like a moron I put the heat shield on backwards and had to take the hub back off to flip it.
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