DANG u-joints (I think)

[yosh18981898]

2 months ago I had all 4 of the front end u-joints replaced in 92 X sport becuase of the grinding clunking sound. This solved the problem until this past weekend when, as soon as it snows and I use the 4x4, the noise started again. I have used the 4x4 off-road in the past two months and it works great. Now, it doesn't make any abnormal noise while in 4x4 but as soon as I put it back in 2-wheel drive it starts grinding and clunking. The remedy i've found is putting it in 4 LOW and punching it hard enough to spin all fours then putting it back in 2 HIGH and it works fine without noise. I just wish I could switch from 2-HIGH to 4-HIGH and back without problems.

I'm thinking of converting to manual hubs so I can completely free up the front drive train when not in 4x4. Then I can forget about the stupid U-Joints.

Anyone have any Ideas about the noise. It couldn't be the u-joints again so soon, could it? how about ball joints, cv joints and the rest of front drive train.

Like I said earlier, the noise is just the same as when I had the u-joints replaced the first time.

any ideas????

 

[88vert]

I find it hard to believe your u-joints are bad again

 

[410Fortune]

It is your hubs hubs hubs, auto hubs are junk.

U joints are good for the life of the truck most likely...

 

[yosh18981898]

I didn't think it was the u-joints either. It would be really cool if it was the hubs. It would give me a good excuse to get manual hubs.

How hard is it to do the auto to maunual hub swap?

 

[88vert]

Not hard at all

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[yosh18981898]

What exactly is involved? I taken the hub cover off before and the mess of spindles and bearings didn't look like something I wanted to take apart.

 

[88vert]

Its not that hard Did you look at my link?

 

[JDraper]

Doing the hubs is a 30 minute job per side at most. Read the link given above. If you even have LIMITED mechanical abilities, you can do it properly.