blistovmhz
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
Auto locker front/rear.
Just finished my upgrade from 4.10 to 4.56 in my D44 and D30 and took it out for it's first wheel this afternoon.
Busted the passenger front u-joint while crawling up a log. Didn't know they use a different size joint than the DS, so didn't have a spare so pulled the shaft, removed the old busted joint, stuck some rags in a plastic bag and shoved it into the axle tube to the seal, re-install uni-bearing and figured it was time to head home.
Got out of the trail and right up to the highway. Foolishly decided a burnout was in order. Spun the rear DS u-joint!. It of course, took the retainer straps with it and sheered off the bolts, so couldn't swap out the new u-joint.
Tried to drive home in 1wd (front driver) but got about 1km up the highway and it was just too much torque steer to drive the 60km home and called a tow truck. Defeated!
But, wtf? 4.56 aren't much bigger than 4.10 and in my 10 or so years and 6 Jeeps, I've never popped a u-joint, then today two in a row. Do the 4.56 really just require a dramatic change in driving style, or is this just really bad luck?
Here's me about 30 seconds before spinning the front pass u-joint
Just finished my upgrade from 4.10 to 4.56 in my D44 and D30 and took it out for it's first wheel this afternoon.
Busted the passenger front u-joint while crawling up a log. Didn't know they use a different size joint than the DS, so didn't have a spare so pulled the shaft, removed the old busted joint, stuck some rags in a plastic bag and shoved it into the axle tube to the seal, re-install uni-bearing and figured it was time to head home.
Got out of the trail and right up to the highway. Foolishly decided a burnout was in order. Spun the rear DS u-joint!. It of course, took the retainer straps with it and sheered off the bolts, so couldn't swap out the new u-joint.
Tried to drive home in 1wd (front driver) but got about 1km up the highway and it was just too much torque steer to drive the 60km home and called a tow truck. Defeated!
But, wtf? 4.56 aren't much bigger than 4.10 and in my 10 or so years and 6 Jeeps, I've never popped a u-joint, then today two in a row. Do the 4.56 really just require a dramatic change in driving style, or is this just really bad luck?
Here's me about 30 seconds before spinning the front pass u-joint