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Garth Almgren - 30 Dec 2007 07:29 GMT

So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
starting from a dead stop or lifting off the throttle at freeway speed.

Looks like Carl and nrs were right on the money; the U-joint was indeed
shot...

http://www.mukyj.com/images/U-JointFailure.jpg

That grinch Mr. Rust pilfered my bearings right before Christmas!

Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)

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PeterD - 30 Dec 2007 14:03 GMT

>So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
>mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
>in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)

Ah, the price we pay for the failure to include a simple, $0.10 grease
fitting on the U joint!

Don't you just love it when the maker leaves off the grease fitting,
and says: "maintenance free"?

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Jeff DeWitt - 30 Dec 2007 17:25 GMT

> So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
> mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
> in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)

Good thing you caught it, U-joint failure can be REALLY not fun... I
dropped a driveshaft in Ft. Bragg many years ago, fortunately it was the
rear joint that let go!

Jeff DeWitt

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Carl S - 30 Dec 2007 21:09 GMT

Glad it was a cheap fix. :-)

Carl

> So, I stopped driving the Jeep ASAP on 12/23 when the u-joint play I
> mentioned late last month suddenly became a loud clunk, noticeable when
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Not to worry, though: Santa put a pair of new NAPA greaseable u-joints
> in my stocking, which were successfully installed today. :)

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