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yeah ujoints are pretty strong, and expensive unless you get a deal on a parts truck, my buddy finally snapped the rezeppa style, but the ball cage was weak, so rebuild it and good as new, of course his 500+ HP duramax is turning 65" r-2 tractor tires

by the way, i dont want it to seem like a pissing match, i respect everyones expierence with military trucks/axles , i just dont want the post count to reflect my knowledge

premature axle shaft seal failure is way to common with a 5 ton axle's poor seal design, ive rebuilt 5 ton axles more times than i can remember, use a good grease like a saltwater boat grease with no animal fat, gear oil merges with cheap grease and makes a mess , we've put more abuse to 5 tons...

years of grease neglect and major rust issues are the only thing to even remotely wear out a ball and claw shaft, we run 5 tons on tractor tires and rarely snap them with 500+HP