Tips for changing out universal joints?
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Tips for changing out universal joints?
Ive got a popping sound that happens when I back up the truck and Im pretty sure its a universal. I found one at the back of the driveshaft that looks a bit old so I tried to pop it out for replacement. Getting the straps off was easy, but the other ends were stuck in the yoke and wouldnt budge even with heat, PB blast and a gear puller applied.
How do you folks usually pop one of these out? I thought about pulling the driveshaft and putting it in a shop press or something, but that wont be so easy on some of the others.
How do you folks usually pop one of these out? I thought about pulling the driveshaft and putting it in a shop press or something, but that wont be so easy on some of the others.
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On my truck we took it out, put it in a vice and beat the heck out of it. We finally resorted to using a bandsaw. Just cut it in half and beat on it a lil more and it came right out.
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By cutting the cross that makes thing at lot easer for me. Just drive out the caps. Clean the rust out, I use anti-seize on the caps when I drive them in. I like to drive the first cap in with the cross installed in correctly( that means you can grease the joint and the zerk is not backwards) past where the cap is suppose to be at. The reason is that way you can pull up the cross and install the other cap and use it for a guide and help the needles from falling down. Well I hope that some of this helps good luck Jim
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