is it possible to weld a u-joint to the back yoke and have it not break the weld?

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well i guess you could but when you do that something else will break and a ujoint is cheaper and easyer to get to and fix then other pieces in the axle

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most likely not since how a ujoint spins. what kinda jeep is it? why does it need to be welded. I have lots of jeep parts if you need an new yoke or something i can send to you. Let me know if i can be of help. I like to help my fellow cooners!

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Do you drive the Jeep up and down the road, or is it a trail-only vehicle? And what axles did you put in it?

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its a jeep yj with stock axles. it keeps spiting the back drive shaft and i drive up and down the road and do some trail riding with it

Does the yoke have u bolts that hold the u- joint, or does it have the curved straps with bolts that thread into the yoke? If you have the straps w/ bolts, the thread may be stripped on the yoke part. If that is the case, drill the hole out a little and get a longer grade8 bolt and stick it all the way thru and put a nut and lock washer on the other side. I wouldn't weld the cap, if you warp it the needle bearings inside won't be able to function properly, and if the u joint can't come out, something a whole lot more expensive will. You may even check to be sure the parts store is giving you the right size u joint. If the cap is just a little too small, and can move around at all, it's not going to last long. You may also check the driveshaft to see if it's warped and binding. We can figure this out- I've broken and Jerry- rigged more driveshafts while rock crawling than a dog's got fleas.

its got the straps and bolt type yoke. drilling out the holes and using longer bolts with lock washers is a good idea never even thought of that lol gunna have to buy a new u-joint ....how heavy duty of a bolt should i get ?

lol and the drive shaft seems to be straight its got a couple of marks on it but other then that appears fine

YOU CANT WELD NEAR OR ON ANY TYPE BEARING CAUSE THE HEAT WILL SIEZE THE BEARING.

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you can use any type bolt, but a grade 8 is the strongest

Do not weld and use a grade 5 only. Grade 8 is stronger but much more britle.

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got a story on that,,,

i had a custom made drive shaft i welded on my trike. we were in missouri for a national trike-in and my caps started working out on my universal joint. came across a fellow that had a little mig welder, put a couple heavy tacks on it. lasted bout 3000 miles till i changed it out that winter.

i would never recommend anyone doin this of course

you really don't want to weld a u-joint ... it's going to turn sour ...

so grade 5 bolts.... how big should i drill it out???

You don't need to go any bigger- just drill it out so the threads on the inside are gone. Make SURE you use a lock washer, and I'd probably even put a drop of loctite on it.