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U joint help 1988 K5

5akman

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Going through replacing U joints while I have the t case out for a rebuild. The forward most u joint on the main drive line shows the the cap dia to be 1.06 and the rear two joints show to be 1.18 or so. What are the recommended replacements for these 3 joints? I looked at RockAuto and there are a lot of choices...... Rig is just used for low and slow 4x4 use on the beach launching/retrieving skiffs.
 
Sounds like you have a CV joint, those are somewhat involved changing the joint
 
Take it to a driveshaft shop and have them jack with it lol. Those are a pain to do. Well worth the money and I suggest spicer ujoints only and I bet the driveshaft shop would as well.
 
Take it to a driveshaft shop and have them jack with it lol. Those are a pain to do. Well worth the money and I suggest spicer ujoints only and I bet the driveshaft shop would as well.

I second the Spicer U-joints ONLY! Pain in the butt to do a CV joint (you can do it though) but you want to stay clear of any foreign made u-joints!
 
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