{"id":1218,"date":"2010-12-06T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T18:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2010-12-06T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T18:12:13","slug":"axle-u-joint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/axle-u-joint\/","title":{"rendered":"Axle U Joint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately I noticed the roar in Janice’s Cherokee was getting louder. The rear wheel bearings have need a change for a while but I keep putting it off.<\/p>\n

On the lift I noticed that the right front axle U joint was loose. That was making more noise than the rear wheel bearings so I decided to tackle it first. Also I am very familiar with this job.<\/a><\/p>\n

I began by removing the wheel and brake caliper. Then I removed the center nut and washer. I then pulled the three hub mounting bolts.<\/p>\n

I was very pleasantly surprised at how easily the hub came out. Most of the time I have to hammer these out but this one can out in my hand.<\/p>\n

I used a support to hold the axle up while I pulled the axle shaft out. This reduced the amount of gear oil lost from the differential.<\/p>\n

I then move took the axle shaft to the vise to swap out the joint. This is a job I have also done many times<\/a> as evidenced by all the roller bearings on the floor behind my vise. <\/p>\n

This joint proved very stubborn to extract. I pressed and hammered and finally got one cap off. I then went to press the cross back through and the other cap must have gotten crooked because it jammed and the cap broke rather than come out.<\/p>\n

I used a combination of hammering, pressing and using a punch on the anvil to finally extract the broken cap. The other two caps from the stub axle came out relatively easy after that.<\/p>\n

I put the new caps on the anvil and tapped them in to the axle. Then I put in the other two caps. I used the press to move caps in enough to put the C clips on.<\/p>\n

I slipped the axle back in and reinstalled the hub. Then I put the rotor back on and the brake caliper. With the wheel back on and the lugs torqued, Janice took it for a test drive and noticed that is was much quieter.<\/p>\n

Now I still have to do the rear wheel bearings. I have everything on the shelf, I just have to schedule some time.
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Lately I noticed the roar in Janice’s Cherokee was getting louder. The rear wheel bearings have need a change for a while but I keep putting it off. On the lift I noticed that the right front axle U joint was loose. That was making more noise than the rear wheel bearings so I decided … <\/p>\n

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