Ujoints

[EY3BA11]

For you mechanic folk.. How do you get apart some ujoints that are pretty siezed up in the yokes. It took me almost 2 hours of cussin swearin hammerin and throwing tools around the garage to get these damn things apart.. am i just retarded and doing something wrong or are they really a huge b*tch when they have siezed up in there?

Remove clips tap out pull cap reverse pound pull other cap and walla right?

[Randog]

Nick,

I've always used an arbor press to press them out.

You say tap them? Remember, their pressed in there tight even if their not seized.

Bring dat chit to my chop and I'll fix it right up for ya mang.

[dunefreak]

ya might need to heat them up. Some u-joints have like a pastic injection in that groove that acts like clips to hold the caps in. Not sure if Suuzki ever did that, but GM did for many years.

[Raptor661]

Ive had to use an air hammer on them before but that only worked AFTER I got them lose witha big hammer and socket.

[EY3BA11]

Nick,

I've always used an arbor press to press them out.

You say tap them? Remember, their pressed in there tight even if their not seized.

Bring dat chit to my chop and I'll fix it right up for ya mang.

ill see you in the morning im on my way out to get new joints now.

[Randog]

ill see you in the morning im on my way out to get new joints now.

Sweeeeeet

We'll keep an eye on the plastic that you're talking about Pete.

I got a torch just in case.

R-

[EY3BA11]

They were clip's just stubborn as a mofo even with a hammer and socket.. glad i dont change spark plugs to often cuz i fk'd up that spark plug socket last night haha

[dinicolady]

Nick hope it's not to late but sometime's I use a ball joint press

to get the stuber one's out if you need to borrow one let me know.

by the way this is Dave not Kelly!!!

Edited March 19, 2008 by dinicolady

[EY3BA11]

Randog toook care of me on the first shaft however ill have to do another one here soon so i might be hitting you up.. Thanks..