I started replacing my u-joints last night. I took apart the drivers side and noticed that the hub didn't feel right. I can't describe it. It's tight, and turns ok with enough drag, but it felt like there was a kind of clicking. It drives fine, and I can't really hear anything over the normal tire and fan noises. It's a 98 with about 203k miles (324,000km). I priced out hubs and they are $138 Canadian each. Are these something that I should replace now? I don't know how long they normally last.

 

I replaced both of mine while I was (still am) building my HP 30. Does rockauto ship to canada? They are by far the cheapest. At 97k one of my hubs free spins real easy and the other is tight. Both my new hubs are tight. If you feel clicking, change them.

 

Rockauto does ship, they are $108 Canadian each, and probably $40 in shipping fees and a couple of weeks for delivery. I rather pay a bit more to finish the job today. I'm leaning towards replacing them both, eventhough I really don't want to spend the money. I guess I was hoping they had been replaced by the PO, or were in better shape. I don't know what the passenger side is like, but I feel weird about only changing one side.

 

Replace them if you have the money.

If there is a chance they are bad save the hassle of doing this work twice.

 

Check out autopartsway.ca they are cheep, based in Canada and any purchase $75 or over is free shipping in Canada. Got a few things from them and I have no complaints.

 

Cheapest is 36 US. Their prices def went up since I bought mine a month or so ago.