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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by judesign
This is the kind of crap attitude that gets under my skin. This guy came here with a legit question and even expressed interest in learning to fix it himself and because of his post you've deduced that he is a rich yuppie mall crawler and not a 'real jeeper' such as yourself. Well guess what 4lo, we dont need any 'true jeeper police' around here. Get over yourself. Instead of making some tired lame judgement on someone, offer some real advice since you obviously know how to change a u-joint.
Great post....

For the record.....I am not sure I would call 4LO a "true Jeeper".....all of the true Jeepers I have met are more than willing to help a newbie out, they seem to remember that they too, were once newbies.
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Renegade
U-joints are not designed to be a weak point, they just ARE a weak point.
So if you upgrade to CTM u joints and chroMo shafts, where is the weak link now? The diff?
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 4LO
Yep. Already noted and apologized for it. Sorry for being a dink.
I was about to dog pile you but totally appreciate your insight and change of heart.

We all have areas of expertise, but none of us has it all. I guarantee I can do things in a second that would make someone else faint or need to go to an ER (I'm a doctor, go figure). But learning along the way is the way I learned how to be a doctor, as another with more experience and expertise showed me the way.

Make ourselves available to help each other, and it will all be better for everyone.

(Note, I DO NOT mean you should give a man a fish. Teach him how to!)

See you on the trails!

Enjoy!
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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You should post this in show and tell if you haven't already.

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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 4LO
I have a question...
Why TF would you put 37's on your Jeep if you don't even have a clue on how to fix / change a broken u-joint? Or at least, if you can't change the joint, maybe you should consider carrying some spare assembled shafts. And maybe you can hire a winch-beeatch that actually knows how to fix a Jeep to ride along with you...
Sorry, not trying to be a d-bag, but get a clue. Learn more about your Jeep before you go out and break it. AND QUIT DRIVING THE FAWKING THING AROUND BROKEN!!

ROFLMAO
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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ypoun got lucky this is what my u joint looked like after breaking it.

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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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Ok U busted it how long did u drive with it like that. Q... If U had takin the drive shaft out would it still be as costly to fix
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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i drove it about 50 feet with the locker on.

drive shafts are easy to fix if you break them. if the shafts are ok all you need to replace is u joint
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