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Old 04-03-2013, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Houston Kid

That's what I was thinking. Not even sunk down to the frame, two wheels pretty much high and dry all be it on mud, one wheel in muddy water, and one in some shallow mud. Need some better mud tires and locking diffs.
Still workin on her it was two wheel drive.. now what lockers are good but cheap?
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good and cheap dont go in the same sentence. Cheap and marginal are Spartan/Aussie and Motive Gear.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Pink
good and cheap dont go in the same sentence. Cheap and marginal are Spartan/Aussie and Motive Gear.
Front and rear
Old 04-03-2013, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by scottd16
I'm not sure I've never messed with it or anything
I had to check my pics to see, looks like you're OK.
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Replaced my passenger side axle u-joint!
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Originally Posted by Derision
Replaced my passenger side axle u-joint!
I hate those.
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Originally Posted by Derision
Replaced my passenger side axle u-joint!
I need to do mine too. How difficult was it? What are things to watch out for?
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Originally Posted by Tarenrack

I need to do mine too. How difficult was it? What are things to watch out for?
A shop will do it for like 20 bucks. But if you insist. You pull the shaft it's on out and press the unjoint out. After you knock off the c clips holding it in. Need a press or go to shop for cheap. Takes them no time at all. Well worth it, I've had to do two so far and the first time I need up taking it to the shop then the second time I had to take it to autozone. Get the shaft out and go to autozone and ask if they can help you. They did mine for no charge
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Originally Posted by Cherokeekid4x4

A shop will do it for like 20 bucks. But if you insist. You pull the shaft it's on out and press the unjoint out. After you knock off the c clips holding it in. Need a press or go to shop for cheap. Takes them no time at all. Well worth it, I've had to do two so far and the first time I need up taking it to the shop then the second time I had to take it to autozone. Get the shaft out and go to autozone and ask if they can help you. They did mine for no charge
Sounds like I'm going to have a shop do it for me. Thanks for the input.
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Originally Posted by Tarenrack

Sounds like I'm going to have a shop do it for me. Thanks for the input.
Just take the shaft out and drop it off. That's why it's cheap, they just swap the ujoint. It might be a little more or less to fix wherever your at.
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They aren't that hard, you just need to have the press to get them out..
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Can do u joints without a press using a hammer and two sockets. Granted it's alittle harder this way but it can be done. I've done it this way a few times. Just make sure you take all of the c clips out before hand. Forget them a couple times too. Haha
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bench vise and a hammer - 20 minutes tops
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A vise works as good as a press
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Press + impact = easiest.

Rent it from an auto parts store..


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