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Did I just loose a cap here or is this a bigger issue? |
You did lose a cap but you'll want to replace the whole joint. I'm surprised it didn't round out the yoke. You also appear to have an inner axle seal leaking.
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Thanks was hoping it was just the cap but not my luck.
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Fun times.....fun times. Hopefully you are a handy person. The u-joint replacement and axle seal replacement isn't a terrible DIY, but is probably solid 3+ hours of work, longer for someone that hasn't done it before.
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I’m not to bad but only have basic tools and haven’t done a job like that before.
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If it's something that you care to do, there are plenty of u-joint videos, and pulling the carrier to change the seals isn't hard. We can certainly walk you through it. The one tool you'd definitely need if you didn't have, is a decent 1/2" drive torque wrench (usually for 50-250 ft lbs).
Not sure bout others....I wouldn't drive that with no cap on the u-joint myself till fixed. Also, you have to pull that shaft to replace the u-joint. That is about 1/3 of the way to breaking things down to change the axle seals. Good time to just do it. |
36mm axle nut socket and 13mm 12pt sockets are also going to be crucial. I don't know the tie rod nut size off hand but if it's larger then you'll need to get that guy too.
I'd pull that axle shaft and continue to drive ***while checking fluids frequently*** until you're in a position to replace that joint. |
Thanks guys got it parked at home and looking into it doing myself maybe this weekend.
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