Greetings and salutations all. I've posted here a few times in the past but unfortunately due to being laid off at the start of the year, I haven't had much opportunity to do much work on my TJ.
Approximately a month (or more) ago, I went to leave my place and hit the accelerator. Sadly, it seems the rear Driveshaft finally had enough of my shit and decided to snap right at the U-Joint on the rear. Now the previous owner had lifted the Jeep to 2.5 inches and failed to do anything else (SYE, CV, Upper Control Arms, etc.) but I was more focused on the issues I was having with the 32RH transmission being finnicky than getting the lift finished in the correct and proper manner. Now that I've got a new job start pending next week (laid off for five months sucked but thankful I have a job now) I'm looking into getting this problem fixed the right way. SYE Kit, CV, the works, plus a new lift because the one that was put on there by the previous owner is garbage and makes the Jeep feel like I'm going over train tracks every time I hit a pebble.
I've removed what remained of the broken rear shaft so that I can move it around a bit (in a limited matter) in 4H and generally only move it forward and backward a foot every couple of days while letting the Jeep run for around 5 minutes two to three times a week just so it's not sitting. The question is: Now that I'm looking into getting the parts, I need to know if it's safe to drive in this manner on the road, in a limited fashion, to get to the Hobby Shop on one of the military bases here on Guam. I've only recently started getting into working on cars and just replaced a leaky Master Cylinder and busted Brake Booster a few months ago and have some some work on my S550 Mustang (lowering springs, etc.) but putting in an SYE Kit, CV, etc. is a bit...imposing.
The base I'm planning on going to work on this at is around 13 miles from my house with not big hills but a gradual incline over that distance. Is it safe to drive this far? If not, I could get a tow to the front gate and drive it the last mile to the shop. If that's not safe either, is this possible to do outside my place? I don't have access to a lot of tools where I live so a shop would be more prudent. I looked over the guide here on the forums for the SYE Kit install but I'm more of a visual learner than a "read a guide" learner, so does anyone have any good videos or guides with pictures that might help me with this process? I've seen some on YouTube but seeing and doing are quite different and some make it seem very simple.
Lastly, does anyone have any good recommendations on which SYE and CV Shaft to get? I've got a pretty good idea what to get for the Upper Control Arms and Lift, I just need a clearer idea on the first two so that I can research and see if I can get them shipped to Guam or need to opt for a freight forwarder for those parts.
Appreciate any help that anyone can offer. Thanks!
Approximately a month (or more) ago, I went to leave my place and hit the accelerator. Sadly, it seems the rear Driveshaft finally had enough of my shit and decided to snap right at the U-Joint on the rear. Now the previous owner had lifted the Jeep to 2.5 inches and failed to do anything else (SYE, CV, Upper Control Arms, etc.) but I was more focused on the issues I was having with the 32RH transmission being finnicky than getting the lift finished in the correct and proper manner. Now that I've got a new job start pending next week (laid off for five months sucked but thankful I have a job now) I'm looking into getting this problem fixed the right way. SYE Kit, CV, the works, plus a new lift because the one that was put on there by the previous owner is garbage and makes the Jeep feel like I'm going over train tracks every time I hit a pebble.
I've removed what remained of the broken rear shaft so that I can move it around a bit (in a limited matter) in 4H and generally only move it forward and backward a foot every couple of days while letting the Jeep run for around 5 minutes two to three times a week just so it's not sitting. The question is: Now that I'm looking into getting the parts, I need to know if it's safe to drive in this manner on the road, in a limited fashion, to get to the Hobby Shop on one of the military bases here on Guam. I've only recently started getting into working on cars and just replaced a leaky Master Cylinder and busted Brake Booster a few months ago and have some some work on my S550 Mustang (lowering springs, etc.) but putting in an SYE Kit, CV, etc. is a bit...imposing.
The base I'm planning on going to work on this at is around 13 miles from my house with not big hills but a gradual incline over that distance. Is it safe to drive this far? If not, I could get a tow to the front gate and drive it the last mile to the shop. If that's not safe either, is this possible to do outside my place? I don't have access to a lot of tools where I live so a shop would be more prudent. I looked over the guide here on the forums for the SYE Kit install but I'm more of a visual learner than a "read a guide" learner, so does anyone have any good videos or guides with pictures that might help me with this process? I've seen some on YouTube but seeing and doing are quite different and some make it seem very simple.
Lastly, does anyone have any good recommendations on which SYE and CV Shaft to get? I've got a pretty good idea what to get for the Upper Control Arms and Lift, I just need a clearer idea on the first two so that I can research and see if I can get them shipped to Guam or need to opt for a freight forwarder for those parts.
Appreciate any help that anyone can offer. Thanks!
