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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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96 F150 Front U joint help needed

On my 96 F150 my drivers front U is clicking real bad now and clunking. So it's time to change it


I tried finding a previous post about it but had no luck, I'm sure it's out there so if anyone can point me in the right direction it's greatly appricated. Thanks
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 04:10 AM
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Pretty easy, just time consuming. Check your ball joints before you do the job, if they're questionable it's less work to do them when you do the u-joints.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Gervais
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Pretty easy, just time consuming. Check your ball joints before you do the job, if they're questionable it's less work to do them when you do the u-joints.
thanks this is just what i was looking for, and ill give my ball joints a check, they were healthy when i did my leveling kit about 4k ago.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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It's an easy job except the inner ujoint on the passengerside. I had to do mine in the truck. If I ever have to do it again I'm going to get a ujoint tool from somewhere to do it.
The inner axle stub is held in with a c clip inside the diff.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Midnite1987
It's an easy job except the inner ujoint on the passengerside. I had to do mine in the truck. If I ever have to do it again I'm going to get a ujoint tool from somewhere to do it.
The inner axle stub is held in with a c clip inside the diff.
my passengerside u joints are both like new just the drivers side is very bad. im gonna give it a try
 
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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Thanks for your help guys. Came out great. Was easy once I got the hang of it
 
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