axel u joint replacement cost
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Took me 6 hours on my passenger side and 4 on the driver. The yoke was bent bad on the passenger side so the new joint wouldnt fit, on top of that I didn't know the u joint for abs was different than non abs. I have abs so I went to auto zone, O'Reilly's, and car quest. Took me 2 hours to finally go to the right place and they were out of the u joints. Had to go back to auto zone with the right part number and finally got the right one.
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Took me 6 hours on my passenger side and 4 on the driver. The yoke was bent bad on the passenger side so the new joint wouldnt fit, on top of that I didn't know the u joint for abs was different than non abs. I have abs so I went to auto zone, O'Reilly's, and car quest. Took me 2 hours to finally go to the right place and they were out of the u joints. Had to go back to auto zone with the right part number and finally got the right one.
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That's really funny actually. My XJ had ABS and when I did my u-joints, I had no clue that there were different ones for ABS. Good thing I replaced my stub shafts with non-ABS versions at the time.
I replaced the stubs shafts because one of them also had a bent ear. Mine was so bad that I blew the end cap of the u-joint apart just trying to get it out. Wouldn't budge at all.
I replaced the stubs shafts because one of them also had a bent ear. Mine was so bad that I blew the end cap of the u-joint apart just trying to get it out. Wouldn't budge at all.
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Actually there is no difference at all between an ABS vs non ABS stub shaft. The ABS version simply has a tone ring on it instead of a dust shield. Both of these items can easily be removed and swap from one shaft to another without any difficulty at all.
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I didn't pay that much attention to it all. Mine were so rusted that there wasn't a visible seam there, and I bought the non-ABS version because I've actually never used it on this XJ, so no point in using more complex parts.
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Up until 94 (95?) the ABS and non-ABS used different front axle shafts with different u-joints (non-ABS were smaller). After 94, they were all the same size (larger). One of the first things I did with my POS was buy axle shafts from a part-out to get the larger joints.
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I was referring to shafts from the same model years folks.
96 ABS is the same as a 96 Non-ABS, 97 ABS is the same as a 97 Non-ABS. etc, etc.
Early non-ABS axles do in fact have the smaller u-joints.
96 ABS is the same as a 96 Non-ABS, 97 ABS is the same as a 97 Non-ABS. etc, etc.
Early non-ABS axles do in fact have the smaller u-joints.
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Hey. I’ve been trying to tackle this project myself on my ‘95 xj sport, and the damn axle nut won’t bust loose, already have tried impact gun, broken 2 breaker bars in the process, also attempted with metal pipe, any advice, extremely close to just bringing it to a shop
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What if I already have the u-joints supplied and just need labor? I have a 1995 Jeep Cherokee sport and everything under there hasn’t been touched since it was manufactured I imagine, having an impossible time getting the axle nut or hub bolts off, have tried everything from breaker bars, pipe attached, impact gun, etc, any help?