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my name is David Phillips i'm using my wife's computer... have you ever rebuilt a CV drive shaft they are not that hard as long as the slip yoke and splines are not bad .. i worked for 35 years in a truck parts and drive line shop here in kansas city missouri ....i'm a new follower your you tube page and i enjoy watching you two work on your jeeps i'm in the market for a new jeep pickup 4x4
Great up grade. Most people don't service that driveshaft and find out the hard way when it blows your transfer case all over the freeway. You guys are awesome.
Tom Woods driveshafts are awesome and the cool thing is they are only 10 miles from our house. Nice install Greg and Aleen . Take care and be safe guys .
Spicer sealed joints are stronger than greasable. The hollow channel that runs through the joint from zerk compromises it. Unless you run deep soupy mud trails regularly then sealed is the way to go. Driveshafts aren't like control arms where the joints need to be greased on a regular basis.
Yep i have the new Spicer lifetime joints in my Jeep ,, stronger and supposed to last forever . You can tell they are the new style by the cap seal on each of the caps. The new lifetime ones are “White” and if you are putting them in a jeep use the “cooper” c clips to lock them in place , they are the proper thickness to give the proper end play for Jeeps..
oh damn that's crazy someone trying to get into the TJ!! Good move on the fence. I setup some wifi security cams in my driveway pointed at the Jeep and my wife's car, they seem to have deterred people for the past 5 years or so, and they send me snapshots via email when they detect motion. I have a Ring doorbell too, but the front door unfortunately doesn't overlook the driveway.
@@Garagecouple Wow 4 cameras and they just ignored them??? That's insane, was the person high or crazy? lol. Are your cameras pretty easily visible? I made sure you can't miss mine, they are mounted to the front of the house just above the garage doors and they each have an LED on them that blinks red when it starts detecting motion, so at night, it's pretty obvious that the cameras are working and recording.
Some people are just bad thiefs..glad that was our case though. We feel a bunch more secure with a 6 foot tall perimeter gate! Our cameras are all very subtle :)
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I live in an apartment complex with half doors so I don't lock my TJ. Just keep anything of value out of it. Plus I have a 130 decibel alarm with two sirens and a battery in a lockbox behind the rear seat, lol.
Just some fyi , those strap bolts have a torque spec and i highly highly recommend you torque them down or they have and can come loose which can cause a catastrophic failure and lots of damage.. i would tell you what the spec is but my jeep has the newer CV joints on it instead of U-Joints , however my 8 bolts all get torqued to 22 ft lbs.. your strap style will be much more i would say approx 50ft lbs .. anyway torque them bolts save a head ache later..
It’s getting scary every time I see your videos either I broke the same thing ( first battery, now front shaft) or I have the same items as Greg ( first keychain now beer T-shirt in green and blue) I think it’s because we live in next town as you guys. Hahaha.GREAT GREAT video. Keep doing it. PS . Should I go with Adam’s or Tom woods what you you recommend. Any vibration?
Tom Woods are great driveshafts - I've tried to have 'custom' ones made locally that cost a LOT more and are not as good as the Tom Woods. I've actually had two people get into my TJ over the time I've owned it. Once I literally caught them sitting in it while going for lunch at work (I scared him pretty good!) and another time overnight (I had about $2 stolen out of the ash tray, haha!). Also a little tip for putting the driveshaft back in - instead of having someone hold the front end - pop it into the diff yoke (no need to bolt it in - it will often hold itself in place). Do the bolts you can reach on the back, pop it back out of the front yoke, turn the driveshaft to where you can reach the other bolts and pop the front end back into the diff yoke. I've had to do it enough times, I have learned this is far easier than finding 'help,' haha!
You know you can rebuild that old drive shaft and save some money.The ujoints look to be 1310 with those over size tires you might what a 1350 in that jeep
