hillbilly_jeeper
NAXJA Member #1081
- Location
- Alta, CA
so, i broke my first u-joint yesterday. pretty common, i know. but still seems odd for the cirumstances. i was trying to pull one of my cars out of the snow off the top of the hill. i was on ice/packed snow. i pulled backward, and the car wouldent move, when i tried to go forward, my axle was making alot of noise. so i pulle down tot he shop to take a look...broke the joint and shaft. im running open on 32's, on ice. they are 260's. but still doesent seem prime conditions for a broken u-joint. no tires had any traction. but it does look like one cross was half broken before, maybe from previous wheeling. so, mayeb broke form already being fatigued, or just a fluke thing, or maybe the napa-crapa joints i put in?? (thats what i think....no more napa for me....)