It took me 1 hour of screwing around getting nowhere then I watched this video. The first one took 15 minutes because I was timid with the hammer. The second one took 5 minutes. Thanks!
This is an excellent video and while there is a description of how to do this in my Haynes Manual, it's so much better to see you do it. I'm a backyard mechanic and I try to do anything that I can without paying someone else, so this is a confidence booster for me, having not made the repair/replacement before. I love my '98 Jeep ZJ and I plan to drive it until it can no longer be fixed. Thank you so much!
Oh what a save . I'm watching this as I get ready to go out an use the vise to change my front U-Joints. I appreciate your Tutorials for the XJ. Thanks again.....
Thanks for the excellent video! After 25+ years working on cars, rebuilding engines, transmissions, etc... I've never actually replaced a u-joint before! Nice to see the process before I attempt it.
even though i own a zj grand cherokee, your videos have been very helpful, thank you for taking the time to make these videos. you have saved me alot of money and i enjoy doing the work myself on my jeep
Thank you! You're vise technique worked like a charm after I had been fighting my drive-shaft for 2 hours - It took 6 minutes using your technique. Nice camera work and clear instruction. An now my confession. I am a Nissan Pathfinder (04) owner and found your video on a Google search after less helpful video's wew consutled. Thank you, again. John..
I like how calm and straightforward you are. Thanks for the information I'm going to go take my drive shaft off now told my girlfriend she can take it for a spin tomorrow.
Thank you very much. It helped me a lot. I first tried to use two sockets and press the u joint out in the vise but I tried to hard and the vise literally exploded in two part. I had to buy a new one. Then I used Matts method and it went smoothly.
Lololol....Glad you didnt get hurt! Vise must have been Made in China! I think I would have tried that too, so thanks for being humble enough to share your mistake!
That seemed easy enough to do. I never had to change a U-joint before, but I feel more confident about doing it now. By the way, What type of grease was that you put in the cap? Is it a special kind that should be use for things like that?
Hello Matt, I am doing a u joint replacement for the first time on my 99 Jeep xj. I was able to get the you joint out and the new one in; however, one side is firm and kinda hard to move while the other end moves no problem. Can I leave it like that or fix it? Let me know. Thank you for the great videos I wouldn’t have come so far on my jeep project without them!
Your videos are awesome. Great lighting, no wobbly camera and just the right combination of detail without a ton of useless chatter. This helped me tremendously.
Nice, its a great skill to have lol. I've had to change everything short of my engine on the trail and knowing tricks when the tools you bring are limited is awesome. I am a long time XJ driver, your videos are great.
These are really good videos. Based on these, and by preference, I have switched from a Wrangler to a Cherokee. I don't do any hardcore offroading, but your videos are great. I just picked up a 98 that was in great condition and a great price due to high miles. Being in the rust belt area, a Jeep with no rust, even with a high mileage inline 6 should last a long time if i take care of it.
Every single step in my cheap Jeep junkyard build.. I find on this channel.. so awesome.. thank you for all of the hard work M is for Matt B is for bleepin Jeep not bought!!! 🤔
Is that a 5" or 6" vise and what would be the smallest size that would work? I'm thinking of mounting a vise on my front bumper as it would be useful for this and when I get the PremierPower welder.
Driving straight? Turning? Are you locked in the rear? Its going to fall to an issue in your diff or drive shaft - depends on when its happening and what you have installed.
Man I will be trying this on a trail. But if in my garage it takes me hrs I use 1k sandpaper and clean up my cap valleys. I also clean and paint my shafts were no bearing contacts. And when u spend the money for Molly shafts hard to hit with hammer lol. But great video definitely be using this method on trail
my front passenger side u joint on my xj shows signs of is being bad, it started to click while turning and is loose when you wiggle the drive shafts with your hand. but oddly enough all noise and vibration stopped after a day or two. im still going to replace but what could cause that?
Hi, thanks for the video, very helpful. I'm replacing the U Joint on the rear Driveshaft of my pathfinder because it's worn out (that's what Nissan told me), it squeaks and I get a vibration when I drive on the highway. Would it be wise to replace the front one on the Driveshaft also? Thanks for your help.
I thought you were going to press the caps in using the vice. But you pounded them on with a hammer just like in the "how to change a U-joint with a hammer" video. Gave me a chuckle. Great video though
I am a complete nubie when it come to cars. I am looking in to a change of a U-joint I guess. It has to do with getting the full front driving part to work, to get the full 4WD working. Am I right so far? It is on a Jeep Cherokee XJ-94.
after watching your video I realized I need to change my u-joints. But its impossible to find out what series I need. I have an NP242 and a rear 8.25. Do I need a 1310 series u joint or a 1330. Most websites offer u-joints for dana 30s-35 and 44 but nothing on 8.25? Can you help me with this?!? would really appreciate thanks.
You say you have shown how to change the u joint with a press (dont have access) and a hammer, besides the vise video here. Havent seen your video using a hammer yet, but using a vise looks easy enuf. Is this the easiest way for you to do? Between the 2? Nice informative video by the way. You make it look easy.
"Standard Application - Use a good quality E.P. (Extreme Pressure) grease (Timken Test Load 45 lbs. min.) meeting N.L.G.I (National Lubricating Grease Institute) grade 2 specification. Grease must have an operating range of +325°F/ +163°C to -10°F/-23°C and be compatible with commonly used multipurpose greases such as Lithium Soap Types." but ya, I usually just use whatever I have in a can at the moment.
If my original u-joints have clips under the cap such as in this video, and my new spicer u-joints have a clip that goes above the caps. There should be a groove in the axle shaft if i pound the cap low enough correct?
I use the vice to press the caps in and anti seize on the end caps also some 220 sandpaper to clean out the ear holes and on badly corroded ear inners I shave them bare smooth with a cutting wheel so the c clips go in. But be very careful not to take off too much if you do that.
yea couldnt find my press so we tried this on my buddies rig... caps were so bound in that i managed to bend the stub end of the axle by hitting it so hard..
Hi their. great video. I have a old Ford F100 truck, automatic trans. when I shift the gear to reverse. I hear banging sounds kind of like metal bang it does not shift smooth it happens only on reverse. and when I shift to drive it does not shift smooth as well. its got a kick to it. thank you.
Denkha94 Would be either your drive shaft U joins almost falling off, ooooooor something worn down in the pumpkin, IE the differential, or maybe the axle gears.
Denkha94 Im not much of a ford guy, but I think the problem actually has something to do with this linkage that connects the carb to the trans, tells the trans when to shift down, and how hard to shift. It might be out of adjustment.
+Sara Brown But I have checked everthing else and I can't find nothing else wrong with the front end. I can only go about 45mph before it starts and the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to about 20mph
+Sara Brown But I have checked everthing else and I can't find nothing else wrong with the front end. I can only go about 45mph before it starts and the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to about 20mph
+Sara Brown But I have checked everthing else and I can't find nothing else wrong with the front end. I can only go about 45mph before it starts and the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to about 20mph
+Sara Brown Everything people told me to check. Alot of jeep people have told me what to check out and nothing else is bad besides the ujoints and sway bar
+Sara Brown Everything people told me to check. Alot of jeep people have told me what to check out and nothing else is bad besides the ujoints and sway bar
I would only use this method on a quick repair out in the field. You should always use a press or vice to remove or install u-joints to keep from damaging them with your "fitting tool". That way you don't need to bend the pee out of the slinger during the install.
i just lifted my first jeep and i’m hoping it’s my ujoints causing the driveline vibrations, my leafs came with shims already so i don’t think it’s my driveshaft angle. any other suggestions?
Pressed the u joint in. Can't get it seated enough to get both c clips in. Used the spicer 5-760x so can't be a wrong part issue; have you ever had a problem like that?
How do I make sure I pick the right u-joint when buying one? I have an 01 xj and I need to change the joints on the d30. Any part # or preferred manufacturer? Thanks in advance.
when using a vice to bend metal back u should do it slowly and carefully or else the metal will bend again or even break. also your not supposed to hammer in a new u joint. ball joint presses work great for this. u can use a impact gun to get the old ones out
Matt do you think that hammering on the ears of the axle shafts could cause stress cracks or damage the axle? This seems great for an offroad fix but I'm a little leery of doing this while upgrading in a shop. I love your videos either way. You are very clear and concise and your cameraman gets good camera angles on parts you are working on. Top notch. I appreciate what you do for the community. I'm building a Stormtrooper themed XJ folks can checkout on Instagram @ xjstormtrooper. I use Matt's BleepinJeep videos to help me along the way
heat up the bolt and touch the candle to the head and look at the threads on the other side it pulls the wax through and helps break up the rust. I also used about 1/2 a can of p-blaster
It took me 1 hour of screwing around getting nowhere then I watched this video. The first one took 15 minutes because I was timid with the hammer. The second one took 5 minutes. Thanks!
This is an excellent video and while there is a description of how to do this in my Haynes Manual, it's so much better to see you do it. I'm a backyard mechanic and I try to do anything that I can without paying someone else, so this is a confidence booster for me, having not made the repair/replacement before. I love my '98 Jeep ZJ and I plan to drive it until it can no longer be fixed. Thank you so much!
Oh what a save . I'm watching this as I get ready to go out an use the vise to change my front U-Joints. I appreciate your Tutorials for the XJ. Thanks again.....
Thanks for the excellent video! After 25+ years working on cars, rebuilding engines, transmissions, etc... I've never actually replaced a u-joint before! Nice to see the process before I attempt it.
even though i own a zj grand cherokee, your videos have been very helpful, thank you for taking the time to make these videos. you have saved me alot of money and i enjoy doing the work myself on my jeep
Thank you! You're vise technique worked like a charm after I had been fighting my drive-shaft for 2 hours - It took 6 minutes using your technique. Nice camera work and clear instruction. An now my confession. I am a Nissan Pathfinder (04) owner and found your video on a Google search after less helpful video's wew consutled. Thank you, again. John..
I like how calm and straightforward you are. Thanks for the information I'm going to go take my drive shaft off now told my girlfriend she can take it for a spin tomorrow.
Thank you very much. It helped me a lot.
I first tried to use two sockets and press the u joint out in the vise but I tried to hard and the vise literally exploded in two part. I had to buy a new one. Then I used Matts method and it went smoothly.
Lololol....Glad you didnt get hurt! Vise must have been Made in China! I think I would have tried that too, so thanks for being humble enough to share your mistake!
That seemed easy enough to do. I never had to change a U-joint before, but I feel more confident about doing it now. By the way, What type of grease was that you put in the cap? Is it a special kind that should be use for things like that?
Hello Matt, I am doing a u joint replacement for the first time on my 99 Jeep xj. I was able to get the you joint out and the new one in; however, one side is firm and kinda hard to move while the other end moves no problem. Can I leave it like that or fix it? Let me know. Thank you for the great videos I wouldn’t have come so far on my jeep project without them!
Your videos are awesome. Great lighting, no wobbly camera and just the right combination of detail without a ton of useless chatter. This helped me tremendously.
thanks for watching! we've got lots more good videos too!
Thanks for the video!!! It helped me a lot, and saved me $250 to have a shop replace 'em. I'll definitely be paying it forward.
Nice, its a great skill to have lol. I've had to change everything short of my engine on the trail and knowing tricks when the tools you bring are limited is awesome. I am a long time XJ driver, your videos are great.
thanks for the video, i just changed my ujoints on my 2010 jku, your instructions worked perfect!!
These are really good videos. Based on these, and by preference, I have switched from a Wrangler to a Cherokee. I don't do any hardcore offroading, but your videos are great. I just picked up a 98 that was in great condition and a great price due to high miles. Being in the rust belt area, a Jeep with no rust, even with a high mileage inline 6 should last a long time if i take care of it.
What if your dust cap is no longer usable? Do I need it? If so what's the actual part called? Thanks Matt your'e a life saver.
Matt,
Can't say thanks enough you did a hell of a job keeping is simple. Thank you for the video and help!
Thanks heaps my husband was so stressed till I watched this video. You are a legend!
Hey Matt, that ring of the shaft comes off, if you tap it a bit it should come off, I did that to mine with the abs
Every single step in my cheap Jeep junkyard build.. I find on this channel.. so awesome.. thank you for all of the hard work M is for Matt B is for bleepin Jeep not bought!!! 🤔
Is that a 5" or 6" vise and what would be the smallest size that would work? I'm thinking of mounting a vise on my front bumper as it would be useful for this and when I get the PremierPower welder.
Driving straight? Turning? Are you locked in the rear? Its going to fall to an issue in your diff or drive shaft - depends on when its happening and what you have installed.
What u joint did you use? Just having a little trouble finding the right one that fits. I have a 94 xj without the abs
Man I will be trying this on a trail. But if in my garage it takes me hrs I use 1k sandpaper and clean up my cap valleys. I also clean and paint my shafts were no bearing contacts. And when u spend the money for Molly shafts hard to hit with hammer lol. But great video definitely be using this method on trail
sure, thanks for watching!
my front passenger side u joint on my xj shows signs of is being bad, it started to click while turning and is loose when you wiggle the drive shafts with your hand. but oddly enough all noise and vibration stopped after a day or two. im still going to replace but what could cause that?
Hi, thanks for the video, very helpful. I'm replacing the U Joint on the rear Driveshaft of my pathfinder because it's worn out (that's what Nissan told me), it squeaks and I get a vibration when I drive on the highway. Would it be wise to replace the front one on the Driveshaft also? Thanks for your help.
ya I tried but it was stuck on and was bending trying to get it off. figured this would be easier.
I thought you were going to press the caps in using the vice. But you pounded them on with a hammer just like in the "how to change a U-joint with a hammer" video. Gave me a chuckle. Great video though
so ... if you cant get the c clips in what do you do to spread the yoke apart again?
I am a complete nubie when it come to cars. I am looking in to a change of a U-joint I guess. It has to do with getting the full front driving part to work, to get the full 4WD working. Am I right so far?
It is on a Jeep Cherokee XJ-94.
Hello, can we replaced CV joint by U joint.
I thought this was 'How-To Change a U-Joint with a Vise'. It looks like you mostly used a hammer. I thought you might try to use the vise as a press.
after watching your video I realized I need to change my u-joints. But its impossible to find out what series I need. I have an NP242 and a rear 8.25. Do I need a 1310 series u joint or a 1330. Most websites offer u-joints for dana 30s-35 and 44 but nothing on 8.25? Can you help me with this?!? would really appreciate thanks.
You say you have shown how to change the u joint with a press (dont have access) and a hammer, besides the vise video here. Havent seen your video using a hammer yet, but using a vise looks easy enuf. Is this the easiest way for you to do? Between the 2?
Nice informative video by the way. You make it look easy.
The whole assembly looked a little stiff are you sure you didn't lose a needle bearing
"Standard Application - Use a good quality E.P. (Extreme Pressure) grease (Timken Test Load 45 lbs. min.) meeting N.L.G.I (National Lubricating Grease Institute) grade 2 specification. Grease must have an operating range of +325°F/ +163°C to -10°F/-23°C and be compatible with commonly used multipurpose greases such as Lithium Soap Types." but ya, I usually just use whatever I have in a can at the moment.
should you grease the bar before putting back or does it matter
If my original u-joints have clips under the cap such as in this video, and my new spicer u-joints have a clip that goes above the caps. There should be a groove in the axle shaft if i pound the cap low enough correct?
No, there are two style of joints... the outer clips are on the driveshafts... inner clips on axle shafts.
I use the vice to press the caps in and anti seize on the end caps also some 220 sandpaper to clean out the ear holes and on badly corroded ear inners I shave them bare smooth with a cutting wheel so the c clips go in. But be very careful not to take off too much if you do that.
yea couldnt find my press so we tried this on my buddies rig... caps were so bound in that i managed to bend the stub end of the axle by hitting it so hard..
Doing the balljoints on my jeep this weekend. Any advise for 94 cherokee?
Hi their. great video. I have a old Ford F100 truck, automatic trans. when I shift the gear to reverse. I hear banging sounds kind of like metal bang it does not shift smooth it happens only on reverse. and when I shift to drive it does not shift smooth as well. its got a kick to it. thank you.
Hi, No it is not the transmission I hear the bang noise coming from the differential.
Denkha94 Would be either your drive shaft U joins almost falling off, ooooooor something worn down in the pumpkin, IE the differential, or maybe the axle gears.
thank you.
Denkha94 Im not much of a ford guy, but I think the problem actually has something to do with this linkage that connects the carb to the trans, tells the trans when to shift down, and how hard to shift. It might be out of adjustment.
After you got done, looks like you’re going to need to replace it again with all that gentle approach you showed :-)
I never know what you are going to do at the end of a video. I always wait and see.
they have clips inside? mines just a big crusty chunk of rust and ive tried with 10 lb sledge not moving.
remove the clips. they will be on the inside or outside depending on if its a driveshaft or a axle shaft.
would bad ujoints like this in the front axle shafts cause death wobble??? Mine are eatin them selves to nothing.
+Sara Brown But I have checked everthing else and I can't find nothing else wrong with the front end. I can only go about 45mph before it starts and the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to about 20mph
+Sara Brown But I have checked everthing else and I can't find nothing else wrong with the front end. I can only go about 45mph before it starts and the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to about 20mph
+Sara Brown But I have checked everthing else and I can't find nothing else wrong with the front end. I can only go about 45mph before it starts and the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to about 20mph
+Sara Brown Everything people told me to check. Alot of jeep people have told me what to check out and nothing else is bad besides the ujoints and sway bar
+Sara Brown Everything people told me to check. Alot of jeep people have told me what to check out and nothing else is bad besides the ujoints and sway bar
What's a great U Joint .....Brand ????
Good info to get you going, but that’s hack work bending the flange. Especially planning it that way. Use a shim to get above the flange
Thanks. Good work. I for one might use a press instead of that heavy hammer.
Love these videos Matt, you've been a great help to me. Thanks!
youre awesome man. you keep it on topic, quick and effective these videos are saving me alot of headaches!
Did you worry about mixing grease types when you packed more grease into the caps?
Nope, I don't worry about stuff like that. Heck, I may even mix oils if I'm feeling adventurous!
I would only use this method on a quick repair out in the field. You should always use a press or vice to remove or install u-joints to keep from damaging them with your "fitting tool". That way you don't need to bend the pee out of the slinger during the install.
Are all u joints on the xj the same spec? axle and prop shafts?
sweet, thanks for watching!
i just lifted my first jeep and i’m hoping it’s my ujoints causing the driveline vibrations, my leafs came with shims already so i don’t think it’s my driveshaft angle. any other suggestions?
Lifted how much??
BleepinJeep 3inch on 31s
Thank you. Great video. Straight forward advice, and i am not scared to try this now! You have a new subscriber.
Pressed the u joint in. Can't get it seated enough to get both c clips in. Used the spicer 5-760x so can't be a wrong part issue; have you ever had a problem like that?
Usually if that happens to me it's because a needle bearing fell off in the cap
+BleepinJeep pretty sure I bent the yoke ears. Off to buy new shafts .. ):
angry birds
If your careful a cutoff wheel on a grinder makes getting the old one out a lot easier
How do I make sure I pick the right u-joint when buying one? I have an 01 xj and I need to change the joints on the d30. Any part # or preferred manufacturer? Thanks in advance.
The part store will ask you the year and make of your vehicle. I prefer spicer which you'll have to get online.
Awesome job Bleep!
well i thought i had it under strap to u-bolt conversion but I guess not.
watch my balljoint videos, and have the right tools before you start
love this channel!! thank you so much for posting these xj vids... Education keeps the legend alive!!!
I think I have a video on that somewhere... let me look
when using a vice to bend metal back u should do it slowly and carefully or else the metal will bend again or even break. also your not supposed to hammer in a new u joint. ball joint presses work great for this. u can use a impact gun to get the old ones out
thanks. vise is the easiest way to go of all 3.
Matt I'm dying at the end, you look like the guy from "The Landing" in Airplane (1980).
My experience was much more violent with lots of cursing and lasted at least 4 beers lol 👍 thanks Matt!
easy peasy, another great vid, thank you
What kind of grease should you use inside the ujoint cup?
Bearing grease.
Love your videos you seem to have one for everything I am about to do on my jeep
Really appreciate the video...thanks for taking the mystery out of something I will be doing very soon...
So glad I watched!
I might have actually tried to use the vise as a press, but now I know it's just an anvil. 👍🏼😁😜😒
maybe a broken tooth on the ring gear? maybe a rear driveshaft u-joint going bad?
hey matt, do you use spicer u joints?
aJEEPforthebirds from what I've seen don't spicers have grease fittings?
some do, it depends whether you get the greaseable ones
What will bad u joints cause? Just little vibes or bad vibes?
Like big vibes at high speeds?
You make this look so easy!
I don't prsonally like hammering assemblies. You could have used the vice as a press with sockets. But entertaining video
hey bud do you have a fb or something I can directly message you?
+Rigo Garza yes, Bleepinjeep on FB
I love the video very helpful tks...and I couldn't help to notice the nice watch. ...
Отличная работа, я менял даже не откручивая ступицы с полуоси.
will do
Matt do you think that hammering on the ears of the axle shafts could cause stress cracks or damage the axle? This seems great for an offroad fix but I'm a little leery of doing this while upgrading in a shop.
I love your videos either way. You are very clear and concise and your cameraman gets good camera angles on parts you are working on. Top notch. I appreciate what you do for the community.
I'm building a Stormtrooper themed XJ folks can checkout on Instagram @ xjstormtrooper. I use Matt's BleepinJeep videos to help me along the way
thanks for watching, tell yur friends!
That's so awesome this will help me fix my u joints on my ford 1 ton axle appreciate the video I learned alot
This video helped me out a lot. Thanks
Very good video. I sued the video to do my own repair. Cheers
That works GREAT man THANK YOU
Instead of pounding the ring flat put a solid object where you would normally hit it with the hammer and hit that with the hammer.
I freed up my rusty bolts with a torch and some candle wax, a trick I learned yesterday
How ?
heat up the bolt and touch the candle to the head and look at the threads on the other side it pulls the wax through and helps break up the rust. I also used about 1/2 a can of p-blaster
Your video is great! 👏👏👏
I did this awhile back had one fail it bent the ear in made replacement fun lol
same.. how'd you get the ears spread back apart to get the clips in?
Heat a ball joint press used as unintended by the tool designer
thanks, glad to hear it!
You make it look so easy ...
Good job brother! ! Keep it up
ball joint press...done
Cool video 😎
I have a video on that too!