BRUZR
03-08-2004, 07:54 AM
...And all those other hyphenated abbreviations...
Anyway...One of my c-clips on my new front axle u-joints popped off yesterday after an otherwise uneventful trail run. The cap is still in the axle, but the rubber grommet that acts as a dust cover/bearing retainer is starting to separate from the cap itself. My buddy has a c-clip for me, but my question is this:
Am I able to keep this u-joint and just reseat the grommet and put in the new c-clip, or do I need to replace the u-joint (AGAIN!!!)? Like I said, everything is still intact, just not the c-clip. I can see the very tips of the needle bearings and can hear a slight ticking coming from that wheel, but the cap isn't hitting anything, as I baby it and don't have far to drive and am able to drive at very slow speed. Not to mention, I have the big socket, extension and hammer to tap the cap back in if it starts to come out.
Any suggestions are VERY welcome...
Anyway...One of my c-clips on my new front axle u-joints popped off yesterday after an otherwise uneventful trail run. The cap is still in the axle, but the rubber grommet that acts as a dust cover/bearing retainer is starting to separate from the cap itself. My buddy has a c-clip for me, but my question is this:
Am I able to keep this u-joint and just reseat the grommet and put in the new c-clip, or do I need to replace the u-joint (AGAIN!!!)? Like I said, everything is still intact, just not the c-clip. I can see the very tips of the needle bearings and can hear a slight ticking coming from that wheel, but the cap isn't hitting anything, as I baby it and don't have far to drive and am able to drive at very slow speed. Not to mention, I have the big socket, extension and hammer to tap the cap back in if it starts to come out.
Any suggestions are VERY welcome...