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03-28-2007, 11:32 AM

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Glad You Got It Goin 1slow....

Yeah If Its Greasable And Your Making A Considerable Amount Of Power... Or Just Beating On It... They Canfail Rather Quickly...

But Those Do Look Good

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03-28-2007, 12:04 PM

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Those things can wear you out trying to beat them out of there. Finished product looks very nice though. Good work!

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03-28-2007, 01:53 PM

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Anybody know where I can get Stron ujoint online? WE dont ahve autozone up here in Canada....thnks!

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03-28-2007, 02:10 PM

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Search For "spicer" Those Are Very Good Ones

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03-28-2007, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by j's01silverado

Is the new joint sealed? Or greasable?

The greasable u-joints are tapped with zerk fittings and are hollow in the inside making them very weak.

The reason I ask is because a local shop installed a greasable u-joint and I snapped it in just 2 weeks and damaged the driveshaft. Horrible experience and cost me about $400 in repairs for a $20 u-joint.

I have no idea. You had to pull the end caps off to get it in. Inside the cap was a ton of bearing packed in grease so I guess they are greaseable. But if you wanted to grease it, you'd have to take it back out. The silver caps slide off and the red rubber rings stay in place.

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03-28-2007, 04:52 PM

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No I Dont Think Theyre Greasable.... I Remember When You Sent Me The Pics

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03-28-2007, 08:16 PM

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Sounds like they are non-greasable to me. If there is no place to grease them while they are installed that's non-greasable.

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03-28-2007, 09:04 PM

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The guy at the counter said it was the strongest one they carried. It was pretty heavy as well. Solid steel/iron...something.

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03-28-2007, 10:46 PM

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Sure sounds like they are sealed. If there is no zerk fitting, which apprently there is not, you are in the clear. Good buy and nice looking driveshaft!