Hello everyone, Im new to jeep’s and this forum I just got my wrangler 3 days ago and I took it to a mechanic he told me I need the front U-Joint of rear shaft that needs replaced. He said its unsafe to drive with it with the condition that it in and that in could break. I have no idea what this part is, what it costs and how hard is it to replace. Any help would be greatly appreciated. It’s a 1993 wrangler S V6 manual with 164.000 miles/ thanks!
Need help with rear shaft
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TwistedCU
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If it is bad, it could break - not good.
They are relatively easy to do yourself. I highly recommend you get yourself a repair manual like Haynes or Chiltons. They are written pretty plainly for the new do-it-yourselfer.
If the thought of doing it seems too much, call around for estimates to have them replaced. Don't take it for granted this guy is giving you a good price - especially if he thinks/knows you don't have much knowledge about it.
Got yourself a YJ 'eh? Very cool! One thing though - it is an inline motor (I6), not a V6.
COngrats on the Jeep and welcome to Jeepz.com!
If it is bad, it could break - not good.
They are relatively easy to do yourself. I highly recommend you get yourself a repair manual like Haynes or Chiltons. They are written pretty plainly for the new do-it-yourselfer.
If the thought of doing it seems too much, call around for estimates to have them replaced. Don't take it for granted this guy is giving you a good price - especially if he thinks/knows you don't have much knowledge about it.
Got yourself a YJ 'eh? Very cool! One thing though - it is an inline motor (I6), not a V6.
COngrats on the Jeep and welcome to Jeepz.com!
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My friend is coming over on tomorrow to fix the overheating problem, so he might be able to fix this as well, is this something i can get at NAPA or any other parts store? if so what should i ask for? haha i really have no idea with this one...
Sorry i dident know I6... I only had imports up until now.
My friend is coming over on tomorrow to fix the overheating problem, so he might be able to fix this as well, is this something i can get at NAPA or any other parts store? if so what should i ask for? haha i really have no idea with this one...
Sorry i dident know I6... I only had imports up until now.
Bounty__Hunter
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Welcome, and yes you can ask for a rear driveshaft ujoint at napa. If you remove the driveshaft and take it up there they'll even replace the ujoint for you. Tell them it's the one at the transfer case end, not the axle end. OF course you could always replace them both while the driveshaft is out, cheap insurance.
88Wrangles
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ya, I'd replace the one on the axle end as well. Those U-joints aren't spendy at all (like $10-15 each) and if you only replace one and the other breaks, you'd wish you would have replaced both.
By the way, Welcome to the site!!
By the way, Welcome to the site!!
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And if you decide to pay to have it fixed, it should be no more than 1/2 hour of labor + parts ($20). Anything over $60... keep moving. I know time is valuable and sometimes it's worth the trouble to pay someone to do it quickly and right.
corey
ps. this cost is dependent on the cost of labor where you live. Here in Charleston, labor is about $75/hour. So figure $35 labor, and $15 for the u-joint. Good luck.
And if you decide to pay to have it fixed, it should be no more than 1/2 hour of labor + parts ($20). Anything over $60... keep moving. I know time is valuable and sometimes it's worth the trouble to pay someone to do it quickly and right.
corey
ps. this cost is dependent on the cost of labor where you live. Here in Charleston, labor is about $75/hour. So figure $35 labor, and $15 for the u-joint. Good luck.
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