i am having the launch shutter again. this happened 2 years ago too and it was the rear drive shafts both front and rear u-joints. i had the dealer fix it then. since i will always be owning a truck, i'd figure i should learn how to replace them myself. i never done this job before. what does it entail?

 

I haven't done any U-Joints on a NBS truck yet, but I imagine it's similiar to the older cars I've worked on. About the only hitch you may run into is breaking loose the epoxy which may secure the caps. I heard a propane touch comes in handy here. Next time I ever do one, I'm going to invest in a U-Joint press. That should also do the job on the epoxy and save you from buggering up the yolk trying to hammer the caps in and out. U-Joint replacement should be covered in any manual you pick up.

If you need further help, let me know and I can walk you through it.

 

The local Oreillys rents a U-joint press. It would make the job easy.

 

i have a haynes manual. it pretty much went through everything that i have to do. i think mine has the c-clips instead of the epoxy, if i think i know what you are talking about.

instead of a press, i probably will use a large vice and sockets.


do you have to take the slip yoke out of the tranny?

 

ttt...

 

Hey Mike... I've done U-joints before... they're not that bad. How much time do you have off for the Holiday? Maybe we can get together and I can help you out some.

 

Sorry for the delay....

Well, no clips on my caps. A vice and socket should do the trick. I forgot all about that trick since I've never had access to a vice when I really needed it.

Yep, the slip yoke will slid right out the tranny when you pull on the driveshaft after undoing it from the rear differential. You may loose a little bit of tranny fluid. I'm not sure about the transfer case side. I'd have to refer to the manual to see if it's secured in anyway (I saw a rubber bootie there...).

 

Mine was easy to take out. It fell out in the Driveway one day. Was cleanning the Truck and went to back it back into the Garage. I heard a clank from the rear so, I shut the truck off. Looked under, My damn driveshaft was sitting on the ground. The Clips that held it in had been ripped off some how. But I had some one press in the new u-joint and slide it back in.

 

hey, Rob. which holiday are you talking about, thanksgiving or xmas? i am pretty booked solid during thanksgiving vacation. but i have almost 2 weeks off for xmas. i was planning on doing it then anyway. i'll being making it a tradition on xmas to work on my truck. last year i put the posi in on xmas eve and day.

 

That's cool... I've got 6 days off during X-mas week, we'll have to get together. I was originally talking about Thanksgiving, but, whatever works for you.