Driveshaft

[07 liberty]

Recently had my Jeep in 4WD and heard a clicking noise and after crawling underneath found the boot blown out on the driveshaft end going into the transfer case. Got an estimate for a new one at the dealership for $625.00 and decided for now, I am just going to pull driveshaft and look for a different source. OEM driveshafts dont seem to be working for me. Not a ******** offroader but this will be the third DS i have had on this Jeep. Was wondering if anyone had a source for a driveshaft? I found one for $240 from a place called Axles of Dearborn with a lifetime guarantee. Anyone else ever buy one of these from there? Only going to keep this Jeep for another year before I trade it in for another Jeep, so I really dont need to spend 600 bucks!

 

[eyehatetofu]

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/f202/how-change-front-driveshaft-change-driveshaft-head-47161/

You can rebuild the CV end and save a lot of money. This just happened to my Jeep a couple weeks ago as well. I haven't fixed mine yet but plan to soon.

 

[ridenby]

Hate to hear this,I will fix it for $400.00. PM me.

 

[Jo6pak]

I see you're in the Coulee Region

Here ya go. Just got mine today.

CV Joints & Shafts - JEEP FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT - Driveshaft Parts

Under 80 bucks + a pair of dirty hands.

I'll be doing mine next weekend, using twacks "how-to."

 

[J-Thompson]

Go to pull a part or junk yard
Pull yokes and drive shaft from the front
of a YJ XJ or TJ
Install yokes
Measure for length
Install a grease zerk at furthest point of slip joint
On the female side
Have drive shaft adjusted and balanced
Install in your jeep

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

Go to pull a part or junk yard
Pull yokes and drive shaft from the front
of a YJ XJ or TJ
Install yokes
Measure for length
Install a grease zerk at furthest point of slip joint
On the female side
Have drive shaft adjusted and balanced
Install in your jeep

Ry & Jen just did something like this, didn't they?

For the OP, it truly is a simple fix with a C-note - and you get $20 or so in change. So many have been told they have to replace the entire shaft and it's just a simple CV joint that is shot. Anymore they're so cheap it isn't worth calling a dealer parts dept and getting the run-around. :emotions122:

Bob

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Yes, we had a custom front drive shaft made.
Less than half the price of a replacement OEM part.
Front driveshaft CV joints are not an in stock item here in B.C.
Waiting for a mail order part was not an option for us.