Jon W Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 My rear UJ on my rear propshaft has needed to be replaced more frequently that the rest. The one on there now i think is on its way out as there is a bit of play in it. It has been on there since start of september as the last one nackered on the way home from tony's birthday bash. So since then it has only done 3-4000 miles. I grease them after every hard off road session. So what am i doing wrong when i replace them as the rest of the joints last well and this it the 3rd or 4th time i have replace this particular joint, the one on the other end is fine. The last one which failed was not quite at 90degrees to each other as i could not fit the grease gun on the nipple easily so presumed this was why it wore out quickly, however this one i made sure was at 90degrees between the yokes. Genuine parts used each time Any tips or help appreciated. Or is there just something wrong with the propshaft? Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Is the prop correctly balanced -- may have lost a weight, is the sliding joint free to move -- not binding, just a couple if things to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon W Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Well i presume the prop is balanced ok because there is no odd vibrations. Will check about binding and sliding joint. Im running about a 1 or 2 inch lift and so expect them to wear a bit quicker but its strange how the other uj's do not seem to suffer the same problem. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
was a nice truck? Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Freind of mine had a truck which ate ujs in weeks turned out the props were not quite long enough and were bottoming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Also are you fitting something worth while ie GKN etc or something "Cheap in a white Box" ? have you checked the flanges to make sure they haven't twisted and therefore running out of alignment ? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 are the yokes on the prp itself worn? mine were I needed a new prop no probs since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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