Jeep Cherokee
Changing drive shaft U-joints in the Jeep Cherokee should be factor of your preservation programme. The U-joints are located at Everyone location of the ride shaft and let on the shaft to biking up and down with the suspension while yet spinning. Provided the U-joints emerge as worn or damaged, they Testament grounds the manage shaft to spin erratically and eventually fail. Damage to the transfer action, coerce shaft and axles can chance provided the U-joints fail.
Instructions
1. Position a jack under the vehicle and lift it off the ground flying Sufficiently to drudgery under it. Cooperate the vehicle with jack stands, manufacture undeniable they are positioned so that the vehicle cannot shift or shift.
2. Country the transfer case shifter in the impartial position and chock the wheels that are yet on the ground. This Testament authorize the coerce shaft to spin freely under the Jeep.
Remove the U-joints from the drive shaft with a U-joint press. If you don't have a press, you can rent one at most auto parts stores. The press is basically a large C-clamp with a hole in the end of it for the cap to push through. Position an oil withdraw pan under the transfer dispute where the front of the guide shaft enters the context.
4. Remove the four drive shaft retaining bolts from the rear of the coerce shaft using a wrench or socket and ratchet. You Testament compulsion to turn the guide shaft as you job to access all four bolts.
5. Blop the rear of the drive shaft down from the differential and slide the front of the shaft away of the transfer condition. Some oil may drip outside while the yoke is elsewhere of the transfer contingency. This is regular and you Testament not lose Sufficiently to bear on sth. anything during this development.
6. Remove the retaining clips from the U-joint caps. There are eight clips that demand to come gone. Allot the tangs on the retaining clips; squeeze them cool with pliers and lift out the clip. If the clip is frozen into the drive shaft, use a small screwdriver to loosen the tangs and then remove them.
7.3. Place the guide shaft under the Jeep, noting the direction of the four retaining bolts at the rear of the guide shaft. The front of the handle shaft slides into the transfer example with a slip yoke. Install it on the drive shaft following the directions that came with it and turn the screw on the press with a ratchet to push the cap out.
8. Remove all four caps on the axle end of the drive shaft and install the new U-joint in the shaft. Use the press and install the new joints into the drive shaft and then install the new retaining clips that came with the U-joints. If your U-joints came with zerk or grease fittings, install them into the joint now. They just thread in and can be tightened with a socket.
9. Repeat the procedure for the other end of the drive shaft. Slide the drive shaft slip yoke back into the transfer case, being careful not to damage the oil seal on the case. Lift the rear of the drive shaft up to the yoke on the rear differential.
10. Install the four retaining bolts into the drive shaft and rear differential. Tighten them with a socket and ratchet, then torque them to the manufacturer's specifications with a torque wrench.
11. Support the Jeep with the jack, remove the jack stands and lower the Jeep to the ground. Test drive the Jeep, listening for any noises or vibrations. There should not be any noises or vibrations if the U-joints are properly installed.
