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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17353   
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Yes, one reason I upgraded to Gwyn Lewis HD shafts, much bigger and more robust ujs. Plus dc joint on front shaft.
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23rd Apr 2020 7:13pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2638 
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Literally millions of Land Rovers have done literally hundreds of millions of miles all around the world carrying and towing heavy loads and the UJs hold up. They do fail of course, but that is in the vast majority of cases due to lack of lubrication and to suggest that they are not strong enough for the work the vehicle is designed for would be wrong.
The main issue with them is that the very nature of the design means that it’s difficult to get grease to all the bearing journals which means that eventually one dries out and fails. But with regular greasing as per the manual they’ll do many tens of thousands of miles. |
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23rd Apr 2020 7:22pm |
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| diduan Member Since: 13 Oct 2016 Location: Central Balkan Posts: 260 
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I bought mine used in 2015 and since then I drove 80k km. This was the first u-joint i had to replace. Actually not bad for such a small u-joint.
I also realized the driveshaft has no grease plug, so sooner or later I will have to replace it anyway. This will be the right time to upgrade to bigger u-joint as well. Defender 110 SW MY2011 2.4tdci decat, no EGR Jeep Wrangler YJ 1990 4.0. Front 78' Dana 60, Rear CUCV 14 bolt |
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24th Apr 2020 6:07am |
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