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worst day of my life by far

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#1 ·
so upsetting. rear u-joint sheared. anybody know what coulda caused this?

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#4 ·
Stuff breaks man, it sucks but it is what it is. It could have been much worse or more expensive stuff lol. Just get to an auto parts store and take an afternoon to get it all fixed up. Dude if that makes the worst day of your life, you've had it pretty easy :) What was the 'pucker factor' when that thing broke off tho. Bet it was like an 11 on a 1-10 scale. It's gonna cost you like 75 bucks to get that all fixed tho. dont stress dude!
 
#6 ·
99TJCrawler said:
Stuff breaks man, it sucks but it is what it is. It could have been much worse or more expensive stuff lol. Just get to an auto parts store and take an afternoon to get it all fixed up. Dude if that makes the worst day of your life, you've had it pretty easy :)
I may have been exaggerating with the worst day ever thing but it could be my jeeps worst day ever lol
 
#8 ·
My exhaust looks like that without my driveline coming apart :D and it's no big deal, something has to give, I'm sure you would rather it be the cheap u-joint rather than the driveshaft right?
 
#10 ·
Like they have said in previous posts. Stuff breaks. Good time to change all of them.

Age, loss of or lack off grease/lubrication, just normal wear... Those joints are meant to be wear/maintenance items anyway.
 
#15 ·
actually in the past couple days ive realized a bit of chirping and vibration coming from the rear. but when i drive, its always early in the morning, or late at night.. so i figured it was just the cold
 
#13 ·
Don't get cheap u joints from autozone or anyone else like that they are crap. Spicer or another similar company.
 
#16 ·
Listen to all the chirps...your Jeep is always telling you what's wrong. Kinda like the Force but it's a Jeep thing.
 
#21 ·
I don't know. It might need new muffler bearings. That should drop the price considerably. :D

Seriously, you should have that thing fixed up in no time. I'm replacing the u-joints on my Dodge 2500 tonight. That's going to suck.

I bought a cheapo Cherry Bomb turbo 2 something or other muffler and a short piece of pipe for like $30 at VIP a few years ago. Still rockin.
 
#25 ·
Grease gun to the nipples...

This photo is NOT from a Jeep... but you get the idea...





Either you do it or get help...



And when you are done everything should look like this:



Kidding of course... that is a new JK, lol

Sorry guys... one of those days... just having some fun venting...
 
#28 ·
As mentioned, good time to replace them all, especially if you can get help as pictured above :whistling: Anyway, I once saw a pickup pogo stick on the beach when a front u-joint went. :rofl:
 
#32 ·
I would use something with moly in it... Amsoil synthetic WITH moly would be better...

Pretty sure others will chime in...

This is old school... maybe Mobil synthetic is fine... but in all CVJ or old trucks I have work with I have always used the green stuff...

Again, some of the other guys here that keep current can bring me up to date.
 
#35 ·
this post just made my day lol, the "pucker factor" pretty funny mate. sounds like a pretty low cost fix. but now you can upgrade your muffler !



QUOTE=99TJCrawler;1091951]Stuff breaks man, it sucks but it is what it is. It could have been much worse or more expensive stuff lol. Just get to an auto parts store and take an afternoon to get it all fixed up. Dude if that makes the worst day of your life, you've had it pretty easy :) What was the 'pucker factor' when that thing broke off tho. Bet it was like an 11 on a 1-10 scale. It's gonna cost you like 75 bucks to get that all fixed tho. dont stress dude![/QUOTE]
 
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