malcolm_durant
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Hi All,
I'm getting an unhealthy clunk when going from drive into reverse.
I've bought some replacement UJ's (heavy duty ones with grease nipples at £12ish each from Island 4x4) and want to fit them - this is not something I've ever had to do before.
The workshop manual is bugger all help as all it does is tell me how to get the prop off and refit it. Oh and it strongly infers this is not a one-man job. Nothing some bricks and wood can't help with presumable..?
I can see how I think the UJ's should be done;
1. Remove prop from car.
2. Clean the yokes of mud and rust
3. Remove circlips
4. Bang old UJ out one side of yoke (assuming it's a bit seized).
5. Wiggle UJ back into the yoke and at an angle out through centre of yoke.
6. Refitting is reverse of the above.
But is there really that much "slop" in the yoke to allow the UJ to be wiggled out of the centre of it? Tips welcomed...
Should I also replace the rubber coupling on the rear prop or is that just overkill?
Cheers,
Malcolm
I'm getting an unhealthy clunk when going from drive into reverse.
I've bought some replacement UJ's (heavy duty ones with grease nipples at £12ish each from Island 4x4) and want to fit them - this is not something I've ever had to do before.
The workshop manual is bugger all help as all it does is tell me how to get the prop off and refit it. Oh and it strongly infers this is not a one-man job. Nothing some bricks and wood can't help with presumable..?
I can see how I think the UJ's should be done;
1. Remove prop from car.
2. Clean the yokes of mud and rust
3. Remove circlips
4. Bang old UJ out one side of yoke (assuming it's a bit seized).
5. Wiggle UJ back into the yoke and at an angle out through centre of yoke.
6. Refitting is reverse of the above.
But is there really that much "slop" in the yoke to allow the UJ to be wiggled out of the centre of it? Tips welcomed...
Should I also replace the rubber coupling on the rear prop or is that just overkill?
Cheers,
Malcolm
