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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: megaton on January 24, 2019, 07:44:48 AM

Title: U Joint? Rear End? Transfer Case?
Post by: megaton on January 24, 2019, 07:44:48 AM

I heard a new "chirp" a couple weeks ago and crawled under my 87 Samurai to check the u points. They seemed to be ok. Now I am feeling a slight vibration and a slight clunk when going from forward to reverse and then from reverse to forward. Can someone tell me how to identify this problem?

Title: Re: U Joint? Rear End? Transfer Case?
Post by: megaton on January 24, 2019, 10:49:42 AM

Disregard, it's a u-joint on the transfer case end of the rear drive shaft. Done that before on my old Sammy. I have 2 u-joins on hand. 

Title: Re: U Joint? Rear End? Transfer Case?
Post by: megaton on January 27, 2019, 03:26:33 PM

A special note here: It appears that someone used red loctite and an impact wrench to tighten the 4 drive shaft bolts to the rear end.
There was no way I could get them off with hand tools. Liquid Wrench didn't help. A propane torch didn't help. I had to cut through the nuts (and bolts) with a dremel to get the nuts off. . 

Title: Re: U Joint? Rear End? Transfer Case?
Post by: Drone637 on January 28, 2019, 11:09:05 AM

That certainly seems excessive.