Clicking From Front End?

[Corkey]

I had bad u joints on the rear drive line.

I went with SKF for routine maintenance when I did my fluid changes.

I'm already down there, so I'll check if it needs a few pumps of grease or not.

I think it's a personal preference for the most part.

Someone that puts a lot of wear and tear on a rig may opt for a greaseable joint because they have a higher probability of breaking one sooner than someone that does the typical daily driving.

I know Moog and SKF have a reputation in those particular parts.

If you have a good number of miles and it just went out, I would stick to OEM and get another round of miles again.

I recall Toyota tech mentioning being mindful of how you install the u-joint, so the zerk fitting is accessible to purge when the time comes.

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[jgruberman]

I had bad u joints on the rear drive line.

I went with SKF for routine maintenance when I did my fluid changes.

I'm already down there, so I'll check if it needs a few pumps of grease or not.

I think it's a personal preference for the most part.

Someone that puts a lot of wear and tear on a rig may opt for a greaseable joint because they have a higher probability of breaking one sooner than someone that does the typical daily driving.

I know Moog and SKF have a reputation in those particular parts.

If you have a good number of miles and it just went out, I would stick to OEM and get another round of miles again.

I recall Toyota tech mentioning being mindful of how you install the u-joint, so the zerk fitting is accessible to purge when the time comes.

I have a decent number of miles, but unfortunately, I don't remember if I've replaced these ones.

I've only owned the truck for long enough to put maybe 50k miles on it, and I feel like I've replaced u-joints before, but I don't remember what

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[jgruberman]

Are there any available replacement part numbers for these things?

I am trying to look them up beforehand, so I can have the part handy, and I am finding many different part numbers.

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[AK Bob]

Are there any available replacement part numbers for these things?

I am trying to look them up beforehand, so I can have the part handy, and I am finding many different part numbers.

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[jgruberman]

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Perfect, thank you.

Does anyone who has used an aftermarket part like Moog or Spicer recall their part number?

I'm not in a financial position *at this moment* to get a Mopar replacement.

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[watersupply189]

Perfect, thank you.

Does anyone who has used an aftermarket part like Moog or Spicer recall their part number?

I'm not in a financial position *at this moment* to get a Mopar replacement.

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Go to the Moog or Spicer website and put the OEM part number in.

It should cross reference.


2016 Ram Laramie 3500, G56, 6.7, CC, 4x4

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[jgruberman]

Go to the Moog or spicer website and put the OEM part number in.

It should cross reference.


2016 Ram Laramie 3500, G56, 6.7, CC, 4x4

That's what I thought, but it still shows me 6 different MOOG u-joints.

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[AK Bob]

That's what I thought, but it still shows me 6 different MOOG u-joints.

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It looks like the Moog 291 for non-greaseable and 279 for greasable.

Both are available on Amazon.

https://www.moogparts.com/find-my-pa...t-results.html

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[jgruberman]

It Looks like the Moog 291 for non-greaseable and 279 for greasable.

Both are available on Amazon.

https://www.moogparts.com/find-my-pa...t-results.html

Thank you, I'm unsure how you can determine that when it showed me six different ones.

Nonetheless, hopefully, that will work, and I can go pick one up real quick and change it out tonight or tomorrow.

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[jgruberman]

Well, the good news is that it was the u-joint.

The bad news is that the old u-joint was in there so well that I bent the mounting hole on the axle to where the retaining clip would not fit in place to hold the new u-joint in.

So I ended up spending $400 and just replaced the entire axle joint and stub shaft.

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