Re: Well it happened DRIVESHAFT DANGLEING

Posted by The tractor vet on February 25, 2019 at 11:06:40 from (104.179.81.68):

In Reply to: Well it happened DRIVESHAFT DANGLEING posted by jocco on February 25, 2019 at 06:57:11:

Guess my 88 Ford F350 4x4 cab and chassis was the worst , i usually caught joint problems before they turned into a major problem . As you knew well in advance of a potential u/joint problem as they all gave a sight tink when up first went to move or back up or you felt a vibration that was not there before. Must be just me . But any way , the 88 Ford i bought had some problems and i knew this going in , BUT i can FIX the problems . So i thought . Every u/joint was OUT when i bought it i mean every one . So i set out to fix the truck first before i started in on the bed build . Went to NAPA down the road and got all new joints and installed them then on to the other problems got them repaired so i thought and set about to build the bed . got the bed on and all wired up and set out with my trailer to go grocery shopping , across the Buckeye to the hoosier to the west side to a sale , had a great day and filled my 28 footer and back home , next day unloaded the stuff i bought checked the trck over and left the next morning for Stilesville sale an once again had a great day of buying , stayed over night and got four tractors bought the next day and loaded the one that ran . Took my tickets and placed them in my one buddy's folder so his semi's could pick and choose to build or fill out a load with and since he could haul a lot more on 53 foot then i could on 28 i could afford to pay him or trade him for the hauling . Saturday i went to another sale in knightstown In with my truck and trailer ran out early in the morning loaded and came home . Go that load off and pulled the truck into the shop to change oild as i had a shade over 3500 miles on it and it was going to be a long week running coming up . Changed the oil and was greasing the drive line and found that the rear u/ joint was almost out . Well could not get that joint that day so Monday morning i popped it out and took it back to Napa as it only had a little over 3500 miles on it and what we found was the needles were imbedding them selfs deep into the cross . Installed that joint and Tuesday morning i was off for a full week of running , on the following sunday it was oil change time once again and yep now it is the U/joint at the transfer case and the same thing needles into the cross . I was using the same grease that we had used for years in the semi's and the only grease we found that would stand up to them 120000+ pound loads we hauled every day and not take out u/joints ( BTW ya can't get that grease anymore ) This went on for like eight times when NAPA said they would not warrant them anymore . I found a source to get Spicers and i bought a full set with extras to keep on hand so i did not have to go 35 miles to get them , Last U/Joints i put in that truck and the extras for the whole truck went with it when i slod it eight years later with close to 300000 on it . I learned that Percussion u/joints are JUNK along with the rest of there line or products wheel bearing included as i have a little over 3500 miles on the one car now with two of there ft wheel berings that sound like a walnut grinder grinding shells and all and have to be replaced , just changed then on the cars last oil change. I reaslly really hate doing a job over. And just for you guys NO i did NOT use and impact to install them with it was my way old school breaker bar torque wrench all hand done .

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