driveshart trouble

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maineiac

NAXJA Forum User

Location

maine

• Nov 21, 2003

• #1

last weekend i went out wheeling and all 4 bolts broke of in the yoke .i replaced the yoke and it did it again ,did it a third time and it was ok till today when i went off road again and all 4 bolts snaped again! any ideas what would cause this? im tired of replaceing yokes.it never did this before and it was beat alot harder

 

XJRubicon

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Minnesota

• Nov 21, 2003

• #2

throw your old yokes out. they are junk and they have no buisness on an offroad machine

You need to get the strap type yokes, they are the ticket to solve your problem.
They use a ubolt with half inch nuts to hold the ujoint cap instead of a crap ass cap with two dinky bolts.

Hope this helps

 

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maineiac

NAXJA Forum User

Location

maine

• Nov 21, 2003

• #3

who sells them ?

 

XJRubicon

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Minnesota

• Nov 21, 2003

• #4

go on ebay $10
they are the same as on a dana 44
they sell them on e-bay all the time

or if you want them new, clutch and ujoint has them aswell.

 

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maineiac

NAXJA Forum User

Location

maine

• Nov 21, 2003

• #5

so the d44 yoke fits on the d35 no trouble

 

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CrazyJeepMan

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Maple Ridge BC

• Nov 21, 2003

• #6

my problem is at the transfer case cv joint, it's binding at full drop of the axle. i have a high pinion d30 and the angle from there is fine. and i already have the ubolt.

 

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RCP Phx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Phoenix,Az

• Nov 22, 2003

• #7

maineiac said:

last weekend i went out wheeling and all 4 bolts broke of in the yoke .i replaced the yoke and it did it again ,did it a third time and it was ok till today when i went off road again and all 4 bolts snaped again! any ideas what would cause this? im tired of replaceing yokes.it never did this before and it was beat alot harder

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I would be looking for a root cause! How much lift?Do you have a SYE?What tires and gears?

 

Eagle

Lifetime NAXJA Member

NAXJA Member

Location

Terra Firma

• Nov 22, 2003

• #8

I agree with RCP Phx -- sure, a u-bolt type yoke is stronger than a strap type, but the strap type should certainly last longer than a week or three.

Which yoke busted -- the pinion yoke or the slip yoke? How much lift? How much droop in your suspension? What are the u-joint operating angles?

It sounds like you probably have a setup that allows the driveshaft to deflect beyond the range of the u-joint/yoke, and the result is that it binds up, causing it to self-destruct.

 

REDXJ4FUN

NAXJA Forum User

Location

fredericksburg VA

• Nov 22, 2003

• #9

Another cause maybe that your yoke is worn and alowing the joint to move and shockloading the straps and bolts. trust me I learned the hard way about those things.

 

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maineiac

NAXJA Forum User

Location

maine

• Nov 22, 2003

• #10

i found the problem i used a 1 in lift block in the back for more lift and its broken in the front so the rear is droping foward when i get on it :anon:

 

ECKSJAY

Water is dirty

Location

Covington, WA

• Nov 22, 2003

• #11

maineiac said:

i found the problem i used a 1 in lift block in the back for more lift and its broken in the front so the rear is droping foward when i get on it :anon:

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Yeah, that'd do it.