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farked uni joint.
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:55 pm
by waandy
hey guys.
second uni joint my drovas done in 2 months
. just smashed all the bearings out of 1 cap. i cant get a replacement till monday. how long can i drive on it for b4 it shites itself good and proper
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:32 pm
by want33s
If the uni has smashed the bearings out of one cap it has ALREADY shit itself.
Don't drive it ANYWHERE unless you absolutely have to.
People have died from uni failure!!!!!
Don't buy cheap uni's... buy ones with grease nipples and grease them regularly.
Jas.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:22 am
by v840
If you're absolutely desperate you could take one off the front driveshaft and swap it with the farked one till Monday. Obviously you cannot use 4wd or have the hubs locked at all.
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:35 am
by Gwagensteve
However, if it's on the axle end (so on the shaft not the slip yoke) you're likely to stuff the uni trying to swap it.
If the uni is as bad as you say and you are daily driving, it will fail catastrophically very soon. If the process, it's likely to smash the yokes and break the driveshaft meaning instead of just a $30 uni, you're going to be up for a $150 driveshaft.
Is it the same uni that's failed in 2 months? If so, you have some major angle problems (or you're not installing them right)
If it's a different uni, maybe go through and replace them all - they're obviously all going to be on their way out.
Steve.