[Agjames96]

I am having trouble getting both clips installed with new u-joints for my rear drive shaft. I can get one in, but then there is not enough room for the other. I have ruined two u-joints in the process and have decided that I will try another brand tomorrow. These were Duralast from AZ.

Has anyone else had this problem? Could it be that I have a bent ear? If so, what is the best way to remedy this?

 

[Yjwolf]

Easy have had this problem with all of mine. Put the joint in a vice with a socket just big enough to fit in the hole easily. The take a punch and bang the ear. One wack at a time. It should flare just enough to get the clip in. If not give it another wack.

 

[MCE Mike]

Yep, wacking the ears sometimes gets things to line up the last little bit.



One thing to look at also (from what I have learned from my u-joint screw ups) is that possibly a needle bearing fell to the bottom of the cap, and is preventing it from going on all the way. Usually this stops the cap about 1/16th of an inch short of where it needs to be for the clip to go in.

 

[bigsquat]

ive had one needle do that as well but he has tried it more than once and should have seen that if it was a problem. :doh: if i wantded to spread the yoke a little i would take a piece of 3/8 or 1/2 " threaded rod and with 2 nuts and fender washers gentle spread the yoke.

 

[Garyk]

Yep, wacking the ears sometimes gets things to line up the last little bit.



One thing to look at also (from what I have learned from my u-joint screw ups) is that possibly a needle bearing fell to the bottom of the cap, and is preventing it from going on all the way. Usually this stops the cap about 1/16th of an inch short of where it needs to be for the clip to go in.

X-2 on the hitting the ear.....I dropped a cup this summer off a race car, it fell about 5 feet and all the pins came out, took us about 30 minutes find them all:banghead:

 

[Travis91]

jeep used 2 different u joints in the yj's make sure u got the right sized one