Midwest_Mudder
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OK guys, so the white crap flew yesterday while i was working so i had to use 4wd to make it outta the corn field that i park in while working. well, after my wiper blades stopped working due to a bad clip on the motor shaft (damnit oreillys), i try to pull out and get a constant clunking noise as i move. the clunk changed "speed" as i did. got outta the field, put it back into 2wd and made it home. once home i checked everything out starting on the drivers side. I found the passenger side wheel U joint loose and moveable. everything else is fine, but that U joint is SHOT.
so i found that my local carquest has the U joints there in stock for me, and was sizing up the job. ive done axle shaft repairs and replacements on other axles, but none on the 60. so, my question is, how big of an ordeal is it? does the axle shaft just slide out or does it have a keeper inside the pumpkin? it looks like (if there is no keeper in the pumpkin) all id have to do is remove the brake components, the 4 bolts on the bearing hub, and pull it out.
TLDR: how hard is u joint replacement on the dana 60 front end? and how long does it take?
so i found that my local carquest has the U joints there in stock for me, and was sizing up the job. ive done axle shaft repairs and replacements on other axles, but none on the 60. so, my question is, how big of an ordeal is it? does the axle shaft just slide out or does it have a keeper inside the pumpkin? it looks like (if there is no keeper in the pumpkin) all id have to do is remove the brake components, the 4 bolts on the bearing hub, and pull it out.
TLDR: how hard is u joint replacement on the dana 60 front end? and how long does it take?