TJ front driveshaft question - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

meltonius · 08-24-2011, 08:37 AM

I removed my front ds this weekend to replace the u-joints and cure my angry sparrows problem. It was going well until I started to disassemble the cv joint. I had never removed one before and managed to puke the needle bearings all over my workbench. Anybody know what that part with the boot and needle bearings is called? Mine is toast, and all the local parts stores along with the dealership didn't know wtf I was asking for. The best I could get was the dealership telling me to buy a new ds. I'm not going that route as it'd be cheaper to go with an aftermarket shaft at that point.

Commando81 · 08-24-2011, 08:54 AM

Are you talking about the slip joint of the shaft? I've taken mine apart before don't recall any needle bearings falling out

dem3500 · 08-24-2011, 08:59 AM

ive never seen needle bearings in any drive shaft. thats strange! my TJ ds doesnt have needle bearings

are you talking about the needle bearings that are inside the U-Joint caps? thats what it sounds like to me. have you ever replaced a U-Joint before? im not trying to be rude just asking.

AlxJ64 · 08-24-2011, 09:58 AM

Its the centering yoke. Sometimes called a ball yoke or centering ball. Make sure the stud on the end yoke is in decent shape. There is also a spring that lives in there. You need a 1310 series for a stock tj. Napa sometimes has them in stock.

meltonius · 08-24-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by AlxJ64

Its the centering yoke. Sometimes called a ball yoke or centering ball. Make sure the stud on the end yoke is in decent shape. There is also a spring that lives in there. You need a 1310 series for a stock tj. Napa sometimes has them in stock.

^this. Went to napa yesterday and they had the repair kit for it, but if I remember correctly the whole setup rides inside a rubber boot, which was cracked and all around fucked up on mine, which I think is what was causing the noise (cracks=no more grease). Basically I'm wondering if I can get the boot and shit anywhere. And I could be wrong about the needle bearings, they may have come from one of the u joints, but I got pretty disgusted with myself when I got a handful of them and haven't fucked with it for a few days.

AlxJ64 · 08-24-2011, 10:30 AM

You can buy the boot separate. Rockford driveline IIRC. Catalogs are a bit complex but you should be able to source it from them.

robert-r · 08-24-2011, 12:07 PM

You could also get parts from a driveline shop.
They usually have lots of this type of thing in stock

Commando81 · 08-24-2011, 03:49 PM

I got a new centering assembly for mine for about $10 more than the rebuild kit.

clg82 · 08-25-2011, 10:26 AM

One quick question as I plan on doing this this weekend. If the centering ball and sleeve look alright, should I still replace it. My angry sparrows comes and goes so I am going to replace the ujoints up front to see if this cures it. Anything I should do to the centering ball if it still looks ok? grease it, clean it etc....? thanks for any help~Chris

q66 · 08-26-2011, 03:33 AM

You could grease it, but if you have it apart.....
And a new one should have a zerk on it.

08-24-2011, 08:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
meltonius Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Member # 178289 Location: New London, CT Posts: 5	TJ front driveshaft question I removed my front ds this weekend to replace the u-joints and cure my angry sparrows problem. It was going well until I started to disassemble the cv joint. I had never removed one before and managed to puke the needle bearings all over my workbench. Anybody know what that part with the boot and needle bearings is called? Mine is toast, and all the local parts stores along with the dealership didn't know wtf I was asking for. The best I could get was the dealership telling me to buy a new ds. I'm not going that route as it'd be cheaper to go with an aftermarket shaft at that point.

08-24-2011, 08:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
dem3500 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Member # 160071 Posts: 81	ive never seen needle bearings in any drive shaft. thats strange! my TJ ds doesnt have needle bearings are you talking about the needle bearings that are inside the U-Joint caps? thats what it sounds like to me. have you ever replaced a U-Joint before? im not trying to be rude just asking. __________________ 1989 jeep yj 6 point cage mildly built SBC built TH 350NP 208 Dana 44 f/r 4.56:1 Last edited by dem3500; 08-24-2011 at 09:00 AM.

08-24-2011, 09:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
AlxJ64 Ruiner of the Things Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 130031 Location: Chesapeake Va. Posts: 1,003	Its the centering yoke. Sometimes called a ball yoke or centering ball. Make sure the stud on the end yoke is in decent shape. There is also a spring that lives in there. You need a 1310 series for a stock tj. Napa sometimes has them in stock. __________________ '97 TJ -SM465, KluneV/D20, HO72/HP60, ORIs, 40" Comp Treps http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...=781656&page=3 '42 Dodge WC53 - Cummins CRD, Allison 1000, HO72s F/R, 38" Michelins http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/tow-r...airstream.html

08-24-2011, 10:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
AlxJ64 Ruiner of the Things Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 130031 Location: Chesapeake Va. Posts: 1,003	You can buy the boot separate. Rockford driveline IIRC. Catalogs are a bit complex but you should be able to source it from them. __________________ '97 TJ -SM465, KluneV/D20, HO72/HP60, ORIs, 40" Comp Treps http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...=781656&page=3 '42 Dodge WC53 - Cummins CRD, Allison 1000, HO72s F/R, 38" Michelins http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/tow-r...airstream.html

08-24-2011, 12:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
robert-r Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2004 Member # 38318 Location: AntHome, CA 92025 Posts: 495	You could also get parts from a driveline shop. They usually have lots of this type of thing in stock __________________ ROCKING DEAD

08-24-2011, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Commando81 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Member # 113765 Location: Cuse, NY Posts: 109	Are you talking about the slip joint of the shaft? I've taken mine apart before don't recall any needle bearings falling out

08-24-2011, 03:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Commando81 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Member # 113765 Location: Cuse, NY Posts: 109	Driveline shop I got a new centering assembly for mine for about $10 more than the rebuild kit.

08-25-2011, 10:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
clg82 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Member # 190788 Location: So-Cal Posts: 33	One quick question as I plan on doing this this weekend. If the centering ball and sleeve look alright, should I still replace it. My angry sparrows comes and goes so I am going to replace the ujoints up front to see if this cures it. Anything I should do to the centering ball if it still looks ok? grease it, clean it etc....? thanks for any help~Chris

08-26-2011, 03:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
q66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 100053 Posts: 86	You could grease it, but if you have it apart..... And a new one should have a zerk on it.

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