Hi All,
I've had a "bump-stop" problem with my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee for some time. Awhile back, I greased the rear driveshaft slip yoke splines, which seemed to help, but the problem still comes and goes. I'm thinking of greasing the front driveshaft, but I have some questions...
The Haynes manual says that my front driveshaft should be one of three types: Type 1 and Type 2 have a Single-Cardan U-Joint at the axle, and a Double-Cardan U-Joint at the Transfer Case. Type 3 has a CV Joint at the front axle, and a Double-Cardan U-Joint at the transfer case. It would appear that I have none of these. There is clearly a Single- Cardan U-Joint at the front axle, and what looks to be a CV joint at the transfer case. See it here:
So, there's the joint, a little piece of shaft, and then a dust boot. Is that dust boot covering a slip yoke, or is that part of the CV joint? If I were to move the dust boot a bit and shoot some grease in there, should I use CV Joint grease or is regular synthetic grease okay?
Thanks! Tom