1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

That's how I've done em. What'd you use a lil press? Like a ball joint or tie rod end press?

 

A vice with a socket to push on the cap and a bigger one on the other side.

so yes a ball joint of tie rod press basically

 

Having a vise is a huge help, your cougar 'vice' prolly didn't help you much
It would be a real inconvenience to replace u joints without a vise. I used the vise to hold the shaft while I worked on the u joints. You guys were able to use the vise to press the joints out and back in huh? Maybe my vise didn't open wide enough, not sure why I didnt try it that way. Don't remember.
Good job dude

 

Nothing wrong with not being a Lemming
Nothing wrong with being one either though!

 

How much did the OEM weatherstripping run?

 

It was the back joint so we just took the yoke thing in

 

Oh hell yeah, nice

 

I think/know my leafsprings fck up the angle for the driveline, I seem to go through one of those joints annually

 

Need to replace my driver door weather stripping since its chewed up pretty bad at the bottom. On the passenger side, the passenger (crewcab door) - top stripping needs to be replaced (torn 1 inch section). Last time I checked with Gunny it was just as expensive...

 

A new one should last though, it's wearing in a brand new wear pattern on a NEW joint. Once replaced, and if lift height stays same and stuff, new one should last years. You using a Koyo or a Spicer brand one?

 

Whatever the store has

 

Cordless Impact Wrench: Dewalt or Milwaukee or....other?

 

I just memba'ed also the shims for tilting the axle housing, you already tried that? If not, throw a shim in each side, since you have a new bearing and see if the angle is what's jacking it. Or maybe you've already fixed all this and are aware and I'm being redundant, because you didn't ask anything lol I'll shut up

 

I used a spacer to drop the bearing down.


Maybe I should just be better at greasing it

 

Gotcha, well I'm glad you were able to speed up the repair process seeing you'll likely keep doing it yearly
That is better than not doing it and letting it fail while driving though so you've got that going

 

You shoulda seen the vibs flying home at 70 today, shit wasn’t fine

 

Maybe. I think I'd rather grease it twice a year at oil change time instead of replace the ujoint once a year.... I know you're being funny, but sounds like you've got it under control

 

I don’t think you know how my truck gets treated.


Trying to kill it but it only gets injured, nothing too life threatening

 

Suuuuck, that's scary shiz. Don't wanna lose a ujoint on a driveline on the highway!

 

Bad u-joint? Yeah, here's one. lol