The YJ is ready to wheel again!!!
I took my busted drive shaft to Overland Drive Shafts. The guy working there asked is I was running a 350 in my Jeep, he was a little shocked when he found out my semi-stock 4.0 could bust a shaft that bad. He took some measurements, , I told him I wanted to go to the 1330 size U-joint, he looked up a part number in a book, went to the back, and came out with two parts. I didn't know it, but with a good tug the CV drive shafts will slip apart at the splines. One option was a standard duty part that looked like my busted one, a female splined shaft with the yoke ear portion welded on. The second option and the one I went with was a solid piece that was machined from one piece of steel, balanced when machined, so no external weights needed. It was only $71 with tax, so I thought it was a pretty good deal, plus the part was in stock.
Next stop was Autozone for their Duralast Gold-Lifetime Warranty-very heavy duty 1330 U-joint. Guys on YJ forums swear buy these U-joints and for $18 and a lifetime warranty I see why.
After a few try at junk yards I went to Gerard Ford for the Drive shaft to pinion adaptor. The guy at the parts counter couldn't understand why I didn't know if I needed the part out of a 2 door or 4 door.
He gave me a funny look when I told him the axle was under my Jeep and not in an Explorer. They didn't have the part, and came back with 2 part numbers and he couldn't tell me what was the difference. Columbia for had the one for a 4 door in stock, so I took the trek up to Columbia. I took the U-joint in to make sure it was the right one, it was so I headed home. Installed the new parts and 20 minutes later I took it for a test drive, works like a champ!
