Rant!!!!!!!!!

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1. little sticks
2. Ring thing
3. Sleeve part
4. Spare part ,(not really needed)
5. You-joint
6. See 5
7. the part that goes over the thing that turns and makes your jeep go
8. More spare parts, not needed.
9. Big Shaft (he said shaft)
10 Hinge thing
11 Round part that connects to the hinge thing
12 Screw (he said screw)
13 see #5 again
14 Nipple (he said...)

Glad to have helped.

They can be a pain in the ass. They take LOTS of PB Blaster soaking, a nice big vice, and/or whacks with a good hammer. I've also had trouble getting the retention spring or C-clip back on the new joint.

...then every once in a blue moon one will just go back together like it's nothing at all... that's when you start to worry and wonder... "OK... these are never THIS easy... I must have done something wrong... LOL ;D

I don't mind the outer joints but the inner joint and centering ball on a cv shaft is a complete pain in the arse.

How often are you replacing them? Maybe something is making them wear prematurely.

Quote from Slimer

How often are you replacing them? Maybe something is making them wear prematurely.

Jeremy is it the front shaft I gave you ? If so that shaft was practical new, if it is the front, like slimer said something else maybe wrong.

A big hammer and a solid vise and I've never had any issues.

That sucks, let us know what you find

If you want some help let me know.

I am running with out my front drive shaft right now. Pulled it today to change out the u-joints only to find out the the noise i coming from the center yoke. Now i have to figure out how to get it apart. Not going to be easy living in a townhouse so i guess another trip back over to the Dad's so i can use his garage again.

Mine threw a cap once on 95 on the bridge by the stadiums and lost the strap on that side at the same time. Luckily I limped it the few miles to work and had a spare strap and bolts in the jeep. Scared the crap out of me though, when the cap got thrown it hit the tub so I got a LOUD Boom followed by the jeep vibrating like crazy.

Yeah, I just had this happen on my rear DS on the way to the Qtec tent sale. Got off the exit just before Qtec and it went! Left a nice ding in the muffler and a few small dings on the driveshaft. Limped it back home on the front DS. Before I learned how to use the vise to remove ujoints, that job sucked. Now it takes about 10 mins to do.

Quote from Kuntryboy816

Yeah, I just had this happen on my rear DS on the way to the Qtec tent sale. Got off the exit just before Qtec and it went! Left a nice ding in the muffler and a few small dings on the driveshaft. Limped it back home on the front DS. Before I learned how to use the vise to remove ujoints, that job sucked. Now it takes about 10 mins to do.

I use a press and a vice at my house but a hammer and socket will do it for a trail/roadside fix.

Twin sticks are real nice for busted shafts/joints. I was able to stay in 4-low (put the front in Neutral) at RC when my front driveshaft busted. Just strapped it to the frame and left it connected to the tcase.