Trail Gear creeper U joints?
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Trail Gear creeper U joints?
Anybody have any feedback on TG creeper u-joints versus stock for replacement. I plan on using them on my truck, but want to hear what opinions are out there. Thanks in advance
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I have ordered and recieved them, TG sent the beefier creeper joints instead of the oem ones I ordered. I guess they were out of the oem. Anyway Im putting them on saturday and will tell you how they are after I get some mileage on them.
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Well I put the new ujoints in. They were not easy to get out, I ended up using a torch to cut the center in half. The original ujoints had 225,000 miles on them and they had hard spots. The TG joints were easy and slid in fine, after they were in a couple of taps with a hammer on the yoke and they centered fine. Nice and smooth. After I get some miles on them I will tell more but for now on a test drive no vibration its great.
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I had one in the front of my long spline tg set up and it was wiped out within 10 months and a half dozen or so trips to rausch...so far that's one of the only products besides the tie rod ends on the high steer that I am not a fan of...although they are wear items i feel like they did not last that long.
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After all that work putting joints in,I got it up on the hoist and let it idle in 1st gear and the driveshaft is bent.I took it to my buddy and it had 10,ooo of runout. If I could see it on the lift I knew I was screwed. Anyway $60.00 later and good as new. I have no vibrations at all, best she has ever felt.
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