Propshaft Uni Joints

[BigJon]

How often do people grease their universal joints?

My other half thinks I am always under the car doing mine.
I did mine before the Qld trip, halfway through (thanks Weeds) and I just did them again today in preparation for my drive to Adelaide on the weekend.

I usually find the rear uni joints take hardly any grease, both slip joints take a fair bit and the front joints take quite a lot.

I am guessing it is due to the extra heat from the engine and exhaust causing the grease to melt and fall out.

[hodgo]

How often do people grease their universal joints?

My other half thinks I am always under the car doing mine.
I did mine before the Qld trip, halfway through (thanks Weeds) and I just did them again today in preparation for my drive to Adelaide on the weekend.

I usually find the rear uni joints take hardly any grease, both slip joints take a fair bit and the front joints take quite a lot.

I am guessing it is due to the extra heat from the engine and exhaust causing the grease to melt and fall out.

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Grease is much cheaper than replaceing UJ's or shafts When I had truks I would do them about every 2000ks or more often if they worked hard. Hodgo

[discowhite]

every couppla months depending on what 4x4 work ive done, as said grease is cheap!

cheers phil

[stig0000]

i do mine probly to much,,, im allways puting more in,, an its works grease so it dosent matter:D,, but i put it in soooo often,, iv worked on cars that look like they have never had any put in:o

[BigJon]

When I drove tow trucks in Alice, the company rule was if you drove on dirt, you greased the underside. Uni joints, kingpins, shackle bushes.

I guess that is where I got into the habit.

[spudboy]

I try and do mine every 5000Kms. It's not so hard for me 'cause I can just throw it up on the hoist. Beats lying on your back in the gravel and getting gunk in your eyes.

You visiting your Mum & Dad in Bridgewater (can't quite remember where you lob in Adelaide...)? Anyway, you picked a good couple of days to be travelling :eek:

If you're going past the farm drop by and have a beer. We're around most of the weekend.

Cheers
David

[Graeme]

10K kms, with the engine oil change. Plenty of long, hot drives, and dust too.

[Blknight.aus]

on road 5k Km or monthly whatever comes first

off road 1K km or fortnightly whatever comes first

fording, at the end of the day.

[weeds]

every 5K

[BigJon]

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You visiting your Mum & Dad in Bridgewater (can't quite remember where you lob in Adelaide...)? Anyway, you picked a good couple of days to be travelling :eek:

If you're going past the farm drop by and have a beer. We're around most of the weekend.

Cheers
David

Might be able to swing by Sunday afternoon. Keep the beers on ice :D:p.

[p38arover]

Rarely. It depends if I can get it onto a hoist. One does NOT climb under an air suspended car unless it is on chassis stands.

[PAT303]

The disco gets greased every second oil change,that includes the axle flanges and the defender is every oil change. Pat

[BigJon]

PAT303, why would you treat them differently when mechanically they are nearly identical?

[LoveMyV8County]

In answer to the question "how often" my rueful response is "much more often than I used to".

Just had an admittedly old UJ on the front propshaft break at 90km/h at the transfer case end. Managed to bring the Landy to a halt before the loose prop beat its way through the driver's floor, which was an interesting experience.

I think replacing sagged front coils with King springs caused the joint to have to operate at an angle rather than almost straight, accelerating its demise.

[Slunnie]

At service (10,000km) and before/after a big touring trip.

[D3Jon]

In answer to the question "how often" my rueful response is "much more often than I used to".

Just had an admittedly old UJ on the front propshaft break at 90km/h at the transfer case end. Managed to bring the Landy to a halt before the loose prop beat its way through the driver's floor, which was an interesting experience.

I think replacing sagged front coils with King springs caused the joint to have to operate at an angle rather than almost straight, accelerating its demise.

I saw the aftermath of Chris's breakage - not pretty! The ally floor pan took a real beating from the flaying prop. Would have been even worse if it had let go at the front uni, imaging the prop digging into the ground at 90kmh! :eek::eek:

I was back at R*******t on Friday and Ian said you picked up a new prop - glad you got sorted. Don't forget to PM me if you want to come up here and use the shop press for changing your front bush's.

Jon

[kowari]

brfore each trip and after a couple of thousand ks if I dont go anywhere. Though I need to get a decent grease gun, my cheapie is ok but is the load by hand sort (messy)