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Let's start off by saying that I am still in the process of doing my little upgrade project, but I'm on the very last step. The last step of course takes the longest amount of time, but should have been the easiest part to complete.
What am I talking about? Wheel bearings, axle hub bearings, cv joints ( I call them axle u-joints), and new front u-joints for the front driveshaft.
Before anyone asks, I wanted to take pics, but my hands were so greasy, it just wasn't feasible to do so.
I started last weekend on the passenger side hub, took 5 hours to do because nothing had been replaced since it left the factory, so of course everything wanted to stay in place. Inner wheel bearing race was spun, but no damage to the hub surface, surprisingly the axle bearing was in good shape, but I replaced it anyway. Had to cut it out with a burr set, that was fun .
The cv joint did not want to budge, though it seemed fine, had to use the torch of persuasion, that and a BFH.
Today I started on the driver's side and the front shaft. The drivers side was not bad, done in 3 hours, but the front shaft u-joints were as easy as catching a rainbow unicorn in a 4 leaf clover field.
The easiest part, the very front u-joint, wound up giving me the hardest time, new cup did not want to go in straight and kept knocking the needle bearing out of place. I called it quits for the night, before I break something or the neighbors call the police for the profanity cloud. May have to get another joint and start over, I need a new flex boot anyway, so who knows. The cool part was burning out the old u-joints with the nylon injected retainers, sounded like a gunshot when they pop, nice.
Nevermind me trying narrate the video as the torch was closer than I was, so you pretty much just hear that.
https://youtu.be/TgqwR3UO4-0
What am I talking about? Wheel bearings, axle hub bearings, cv joints ( I call them axle u-joints), and new front u-joints for the front driveshaft.
Before anyone asks, I wanted to take pics, but my hands were so greasy, it just wasn't feasible to do so.
I started last weekend on the passenger side hub, took 5 hours to do because nothing had been replaced since it left the factory, so of course everything wanted to stay in place. Inner wheel bearing race was spun, but no damage to the hub surface, surprisingly the axle bearing was in good shape, but I replaced it anyway. Had to cut it out with a burr set, that was fun .
The cv joint did not want to budge, though it seemed fine, had to use the torch of persuasion, that and a BFH.
Today I started on the driver's side and the front shaft. The drivers side was not bad, done in 3 hours, but the front shaft u-joints were as easy as catching a rainbow unicorn in a 4 leaf clover field.
The easiest part, the very front u-joint, wound up giving me the hardest time, new cup did not want to go in straight and kept knocking the needle bearing out of place. I called it quits for the night, before I break something or the neighbors call the police for the profanity cloud. May have to get another joint and start over, I need a new flex boot anyway, so who knows. The cool part was burning out the old u-joints with the nylon injected retainers, sounded like a gunshot when they pop, nice.
Nevermind me trying narrate the video as the torch was closer than I was, so you pretty much just hear that.
https://youtu.be/TgqwR3UO4-0
