What ate my front u joints? Dana 44

[shiftpro]

Also please consider driving style. The more the front wheels are turned (steered), the less loud pedal you will feed them. The U joints become seriously weaker every degree they get opened.

 

[Grit dog]

Have you quit pontificating on u joint and grease brands yet?

 

[AuroraGirl]

Reading all these posts about grease.
Something else that might be amiss.
When You installed the new u-joints and got them all pressed into the shaft and retainers installed.
did You center them in the shafts ?
More U-Joints gets destroyed because people dont know about centering them.

i have not installed any ujoints myself but wouldnt be surprised if i would make that mistake soon when i do them

do tell

 

[AuroraGirl]

Have you quit pontificating on u joint and grease brands yet?

i do it just for you, bb

 

[Grit dog]

i do it just for you, bb

I’ll take it, by your stuck in the mud and no 4wd thread that the answer is no.

 

[AuroraGirl]

I’ll take it, by your stuck in the mud and no 4wd thread that the answer is no.

Oh no I was stuck and unable to shift into 4wd not a broken drive shaft. it still works and is still unrepaired. so is the motor mounts and spring etc etc.

I am cleaning up outside in preparation for winter today and trying to get the trailer done so garbo hauling can be done. then i have to fix a radius arm bushing on the f150.. again... then i can clean a spot in the shed to pull the truck in and get to desparately needed work.

I waited for the ground to firm up, put a chain and slipped it under the tires, and crawled it out.

 

[Grit dog]

^ Cool. That works.
Another good traction mat in mud is that orange construction fencing. Have crawled a couple pickups out of mud holes with that stuff.