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Car Forum / Jeep / April 2005Broke Yoke
Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter when the groove for the u-joint c-clip broke off... Check out these pics... http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke1.jpg http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke2.jpg http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke3.jpg http://www.knology.net/~bmccune/axle/yoke4.jpg Ben 95 YJ 2.5L Hi Ben, Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center of the yoke, before you start the opposite cup, that lessens the chance of a bearing falling out of place to the bottom. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Ben > 95 YJ 2.5L LOL! I missed the 'pressing' part.... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's "L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote: > Hi Ben, > Next time push the first cap over half way out towards the center [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Ben > > 95 YJ 2.5L That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I usually see the little tab there bent. It is cast and bending it back will last maybe 2 or 3 miles...... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Ok.. I just got the Jeep off the jack stands and on the ground.. We were > pressing in the u-joint for the yoke for the Ford 8.8 yoke to flange adapter [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Ben > 95 YJ 2.5L It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my drive shaft... It was so strange.. Ben 95 YJ 2.5L > That is a really common failure after a u-joint vibrates itself to > death. I would be checking the other half very carefully because I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> Ben >> 95 YJ 2.5L Then that is why I prefer to tap them in with a hammer. If a needle gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip. Mike > It was brand new and was never on the road... It is the MORE Ford 8.8 Yoke > to flange... It was brand new.. I was putting in the u-joint to install my [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >> Ben > >> 95 YJ 2.5L Ditto. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Then that is why I prefer to tap them in with a hammer. If a needle > gets down under you feel it before it blows out the end clip. > > Mike Well.. I was using that big C-clamp thing from Harbor Freight.. Not a hydraulic press... But I got off the phone with OK4WD where I got the Ford 8.8.. They said it should have never happened.. They said it was more like bad casting.. They are shipping a brand new on this monday... And I will ship the old one back to them... If all goes well.. I will be wheeling again next weekend... Ben 95 YJ 2.5L > Ditto. > God Bless America, ?ill O|||||||O [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Mike I would be checking the u-joint very carefully to be sure one end isn't missing a needle bearing or if you find crumbs of one it needs replacing. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Well.. I was using that big C-clamp thing from Harbor Freight.. Not a > hydraulic press... But I got off the phone with OK4WD where I got the Ford [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >> > >> Mike Ditto, it's history. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > I would be checking the u-joint very carefully to be sure one end isn't > missing a needle bearing or if you find crumbs of one it needs [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Yeah... Good idea... I will just take it back to the parts store and get a another one... Ben 95 YJ 2.5L > Ditto, it's history. > God Bless America, ?ill O|||||||O [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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