What is the easiest way to replace u-joints?

85zebracherokee · #1 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

My u-joints are shot need help!!!!!!!!!!
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jhiggins · #2 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

Which ones?? All??? :-? :-? [addsig]

85zebracherokee · #3 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

yes all of them
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jhiggins · #4 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

The ones in the Drive Shafts just drop the out(the Drive Shafts)
If you have a vice/press it will be easy...Take a socket smaller
that the u-joint and press one side of the ujoint...then vise versa
do the other side till it comes out.. :-D [addsig]

85zebracherokee · #5 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

thanks for the help!!!!!!![addsig]

jhiggins · #6 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

No prob give us a hollar if more help is needed.... :-D [addsig]

pinaplebob · #7 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

Ok,

I don't see how that will work. Are you talking drive safts or the front universal joints. I couldn't get that to work when I did mine. I had to torch the old ones in half.

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MudderChuck · #8 (**permalink**) 07-20-2003, 07:00 PM

A couple of times, I´ve kinda held my breath, with the vice and socket method. But with some good penitrating oil and a couple of wacks with a hammer, had always gotten them to come out, with the socket method. Of course I have a really big vice, did break a smaller cast iron vice once.
Just make sure you have the locking rings out before you press. Been there done that.

edited by: MudderChuck, Jul 21, 2003 - 10:20 AM[addsig]