Broke u joint on HP 44

[1badwj]

I have a broke u-joint (drivers side) on my WJ. That has HP44 front. What is the best way to change this. Never had to do it so i don't want to go in blind.
The 44 came out of a 79 ford.

Here is the basic build i have
99 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (LOADED w/ factory options)
WHITE FACED Instrument cluster (Factory 2001)
4.7l modified w/ moderate cam
K&N FIPK
PIAA Superwhite lights w/correct harness
Infinity Kappa Perfect speaker system with Infinity Kappa amp
Duel Optima Yellow Top Batteries
Painless duel battery system mounted in cabin
Cobra NW40 CB
Bold Design front Bumper w/ D Rings and cutouts for 5" lights
Warn HS9500I winch
Custom made Rock Rails
Clayton's Longarms
Custom lift (Springs by Valley Spring Works)
Billstein NEW 7100 shocks
JKS Adjustable track bar
Custom made drag link

Now for the goodies:
Front axle:
High Pinion Dana 44
1.25" wider than stock w allied beadlock wheels with 1.25" more backspacing to give it a 2.5" wider stance per side!
Mosher shafts
Warn Premium Locking hubs
4:88 gears
ARB Air Locker
Disc Brakes

Rear Axle:
High Pinion Dana 60
1.25" wider than stock w allied beadlock wheels with 1.25" more backspacing to give it a 2.5" wider stance per side!
Mosher shafts
4:88 gears
ARB Air locker
Disc Brakes

Transfercase:
231 Cherokee T/C with a Tom Woods short shaft kit, tera 4:1 tera low kit. Converted to use the STOCK T/C Shifter in cabin.

Driveshafts:
Tom Woods front and rear custom made driveshafts. These are stout and use CTM U-Joints on both.

Allied Beadlock wheels with 36 locks. Black powdercoated

Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tires. 37x1250x15

[Pedro]

uhhhhhh pics of said rig please. and introduce yourself in the Newbie forum

[Adam]

You did all that work and never changed a u-joint? Sorry to comment without giving you a real answer, but wow.

[4bangerTJ]

Jan 13, 2009 15:21:30 GMT -5 Pedro said:

uhhhhhh pics of said rig please. and introduce yourself in the Newbie forum

x2

[Rico]

I could be wrong but I think all you have to do is remove the rotor the hubs and then remove the shaft and change said ujoint and reinstall.

[Wide-J]

Remove caliper (I think they use allen head bolts)
Remove the hubs with allen wrench and snap ringpliers
Remove outter wheel bearing bolts
Remove outter wheel bearings from hub assembly
Remove hub/brake assembly
Remove the 5 (could be 6, but I think 5) bolts off the spindle
Remove spindle and disc brake bracket
Pull axle shaft out
Remove the 4 snap rings on the inner side of u-joint
You can use a large socket, bigger than the u-joint cap, on one side and a smaller socket on the other side of the u-joint. Bang repeatedly with a hammer or in a vise. If it doesnt come out, easily cut the u-joint cross sections before the caps. Each cap will come out easily.
To reinstall, remove two u-joint caps across from eachother. Install cross section of u-joint and put the two caps on from the outside. Use a vise or a hammer to push the caps on to the joint, making sure not to crush the neddle bearings from improper installation. Install clips.