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My U joint went dry and is popping in my pass side front axel. Im trying to price the parts but what it looks like is I cant replace just the U joint. They're telling me I have to buy the whole axle. Can I not just replace the u joint. Any body had any experience with this. My jeep is an 01
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My U joint went dry and is popping in my pass side front axel. Im trying to price the parts but what it looks like is I cant replace just the U joint. They're telling me I have to buy the whole axle. Can I not just replace the u joint. Any body had any experience with this. My jeep is an 01
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Autozone is one of the places that I checked. The dummies behind the counter could not find just the U joint. Is it like a universal or something? I guess I could just have them look up spicer 760x. did you have to do this to your jeep?
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Most of the parts counter people at Autozone used to be counter people at McDonalds. NAPA is usually a better choice, or a locally owned parts house with old timers workin the counter work out best too.
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If you do go to autozone, look up your part numbers first on autozone.com. Usually saves some headach. I think napa's parts are better anyway, But if you can wait till a weekday got for a OE u-joint from the dealer. Origional Equipment is usually a little better, and you dont want to have to do those again.
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look behind the hub if there's a rubber boot around the "u-joint" its a cv-driveshaft if you can see the joint its a u(niversal)-joint. my local advance auto couldnt get me a spicer, they offered me a "rock buster" or something like that, no grease fitting on it. back to the shelf it went bough the $20 one with a grease fitting, regular lubrication will make them last alot longer
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no my original axle is the old style with the u joint. the only full axle that you can buy now is the CV style. Thats one reason I dont want to replace the hole thing. that rubber bushing mess is for the birds. i cant stand that stuff. theres a napa in the next town over im going to chech there
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just dont bust the outer axle when ur pressing the u joint in 100 bucks ....my u joint wuz busted all to hell ...so my jeep is stuck on a jack till wedsday...
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i forget what i had to look up at autozone to get the right part. come to find out the u-joint for anti-lock brakes fit mine cuz there bigger but jeep dont have anti-lock brakes.lol i will go in there and look at where i found them in the computer. i look up my own parts cause there idiots..
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