Spicer U-joints???

[rockymountain]

Possibly another bad NAPA remanned cv. Do you think this is bad? It doesn't move much but it does seem to have a clunk coming from the CV joint itself.


badcv - YouTube

What do you think?

This will be the second NAPA remanned I've gone through. in less than a year.

The driver side is solid as ever.

 

[Cardhu]

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/532588-post1.html
From
http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f196/cv-questions-symptoms-=-diagnosis-48288/

Your thread a year ago or so. Sounds similar to video in first link.

 

[rockymountain]

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/532588-post1.html
From
http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f196/cv-questions-symptoms-=-diagnosis-48288/

Your thread a year ago or so. Sounds similar to video in first link.

Yeah, thanks for reminding me of that. I can't believe these cvs. Hopefully I'll get a good one this time. I'm calling NAPA... they never have them in stock, they need to order them.

I'll be an old hand at the right CV before long at this rate.


...ordered.

 

[Luke]

The Rev was right (for my problem) ... brand new unbalanced Duratracs. Vibes are completely gone now! Phew

Thanks Mudd


EDIT: Doh! Spoke to soon ... I forgot the back end was loaded down . It does seem to have lessened even more ... but it's still there.

 

[rockymountain]

Today it was smooth as could be. Must've had a good night's rest.

My KJ is becoming moody.

 

[Luke]

Mine was grumbling like an angry drunk this morning .... grrrrrrrr

 

[tommudd]

You all need to talk to them nicely. Mine gives me some reasons not to smile at times, but I just remind her how much she means to me. Remind her how I have waxed her, changed her fluids all the time and overall ran her rough like she likes it at times. Guess what she has no vibes and runs quite nicely down the road :dogpile:

 

[GYPSY400]

I just did the rear driveshaft today on my liberty.. had a pretty good vibration from 45-50mph.. gone by 55mph.. this all started after my lift was installed.. and recently started feeling a vibration on decelleraration at 45mph
The U Joints were still tight!! Upon disassembly i found the front ujoint was SEIZED on one axis.

BTW the spicer greaseable U joint is 5-153X on both ends.. alot of parts stores were quoting me 2 parts numbers saying that they are different u joints on the same shaft.. this is not the case for my 2006..

GYPSY400

 

[tommudd]

I just did the rear driveshaft today on my liberty.. had a pretty good vibration from 45-50mph.. gone by 55mph.. this all started after my lift was installed.. and recently started feeling a vibration on decelleraration at 45mph
The U Joints were still tight!! Upon disassembly i found the front ujoint was SEIZED on one axis.

BTW the spicer greaseable U joint is 5-153X on both ends.. alot of parts stores were quoting me 2 parts numbers saying that they are different u joints on the same shaft.. this is not the case for my 2006..

GYPSY400

Not the case on several of them
My 04s went before 55,000 miles
kept checking them to determine the vibes I was getting
felt tight, so kept looking
one day crawled under her and just happened to touch the rear joint and it was red hot !
Tore it apart and it was rusted almost solid !