Universal Joints
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Universal Joints
I am going to change my drive shaft universal joints in my F250. Has anyone done that themselves? If so, how difficult is it? It didn't seem too bad when I read the manual but I wanted to ask before I tore my truck apart.
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From: Damon (South East Texas)
It's not that difficult. The only thing to watch for is that the "needles" don't fall out when installing the caps. Sometimes one of them will come loose and get under the cap and keep it from going all the way down. If you follow the precedures in your manual, you should be alright.
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From: NH
Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
And don't settle for any U-joint that doesn't have a grease fitting! You'll be able to lube the joints periodically and never have to do this job again.
- You'll need a press to get the old ones out.
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From: michigan
shughe40 I got mine from napa auto. they had grease fittings in the ends of the u-joints, they require a needle point grease fitting on a small hand grease gun.they also sell that item to. they also sell a u-joint tool that will remove and install the new ones.they are good u-joints just cant remember what brand they were. its not a real hard job to do. when I did mine I replaced them all and also did the center bearing, in fact I replaced all the u-joints on my truck with the same u-joints.you shouldnt have any problems with the job just get the tools and they make it alot easier. good luck 01psd
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If there is an Autozone near you, get the ball joint press from thier Loan-a-tool stock. It works awesome for changing U-joints. You use just the part of it that looks like an overgrown c-clamp, disregard all that other stuff in the kit. There is a hole in the side of the clamp opposite the screw that will let the caps fall right out. I have found this makes changing u-joints very simple. The nice thing about it is that for people that don't do it very often, there is no cost to use the tool.
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Originally Posted by shughe40
Does anyone know where I can buy greaseable u-joints? What brand is the best?
Just don't ram it out or you'll be pulling the shaft for rebalance.
And index everything before you pull it so you can get it back in exactly the same position.
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From: Damon (South East Texas)
I try align the grease fittings along the same side of the shaft. This way, when I'm greasing them, I can get to all the fittings at the same time without having to keep rotating the shaft.
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Is the factory universal joint for the rear driveshaft greasable? I didnt even notice when I changed out the transmission....silly me.
Maybe thats the cause of the crazy gear whine I am having when at 20mph plus and accelerating. 200k on an original universal joint...
Maybe thats the cause of the crazy gear whine I am having when at 20mph plus and accelerating. 200k on an original universal joint...
