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agjohn02
11-11-2004, 10:36 PM
so, you just tack in one or two places or run a bead around it?
BigRedFord04
11-11-2004, 10:54 PM
just a tack. something you can break easily when its time for new u-joints. weld it all the way around and you might as well plan on replacing a yoke or axleshaft when that joint goes kaput.
agjohn02
11-11-2004, 11:01 PM
i was hoping that was the case, cuz im not gonna run a bead on mine.
stinger7401
11-11-2004, 11:04 PM
hell ask the pollok, he runs a solid bead then grinds it off smooth, cant even tell theres a cap in there
Mud King
11-12-2004, 03:10 AM
may be a dumb question but could someone tell what the major benefit is of welding the caps in the yoke?
agjohn02
11-12-2004, 03:51 AM
keeps em from popping out. the ears stretch and the caps are the first thing to go.
Cajun
11-12-2004, 06:56 AM
It also keeps the caps from spinning, which often leads to them walking out under load.
TxCruzr
11-12-2004, 11:25 AM
Just throw a set of these (http://tamor.org/forums/showthread.php?p=54982#post54982) in there and you'll never have to worry about u-joints again :gigem:
eight
11-12-2004, 11:58 AM
I first tacked my caps in in 4 places. By the third trip they had all broken and stretched the yokes. So now I grind a little chamfer in the yoke, and weld it up fully. Then grind that down just enough to fit back in the knuckle. Not only does it keep the caps from popping out, it makes the yokes stronger I think. I've search all over the internet and never found a welded one where the yoke broke, either the joint will break, or the shaft at the neck down.

It's not much work to replace them, just grind the welds out. I think I've doen it 5 times now. Oh and welding kinda liquifies the grease and it like to run out. I got a little needle adapter for my grease gun and I can get it under the seal to lube the bearings.
BigRedFord04
11-12-2004, 12:51 PM
Just throw a set of these (http://tamor.org/forums/showthread.php?p=54982#post54982) in there and you'll never have to worry about u-joints again :gigem:
:rainbow:
Mud King
11-12-2004, 01:14 PM
ohhh i see, i will have to look into this before first outing.
agjohn02
11-12-2004, 05:01 PM
Oh and welding kinda liquifies the grease and it like to run out. I got a little needle adapter for my grease gun and I can get it under the seal to lube the bearings.


do you just not like greasables or are they that much weaker?