u joints

[redwolf624]

well it's my turn to change those dreaded u joints, i went to change em at work today but they look like they have to be pressed out, how can i get my u joints out without bein violently destructive, just remember it is the 2wd rear drive shaft, but i have 4wd u joints (only thing anyone round here sells oddly,

 

Redwolf

[sloride]

I use a c-clamp, socket and a vice.  Sometimes a little PB Blaster and heat is needed but not always.

[ftpiercecracker1]

A bench vice and a socket or even better a bearing press.

[Eagle]

They do have to be pressed out. Everyone I know uses a vise and a socket.

[johnnyc]

I use a ball joint press, basically a big c-clamp.

[Lee21490]

I've always just set them off the side of a bench, put a socket/etc on the cap & hit it with a hammer untill it falls out.

 

I don't own a press.

 

You can change a u-joint in just a few minutes with just a hammer.

[Rockfrog]

And just so you know ... A 1310 series ujoint doesn't know if it's 2wd or 4wd. My 2wd 88 MJ uses the same ujoint as my 00 4wd XJ (just that the 2wd uses far less of them).

I used a ballpoint press myself, make quick work at home or on the trail.

[redwolf624]

ok, so what if i don't have a vice or a ball point press or the money for any of it, i do have a C clamp.

 

Redwolf

[Eagle]

ok, so what if i don't have a vice or a ball point press or the money for any of it, i do have a C clamp.

 

Redwolf

AutoZone or Advanced Auto will generally "rent" you tools like a ball joint press for nothing. You give them a security deposit, take the tool home and use it, and you get your money back when you return the tool.

[redwolf624]

 

ok, so what if i don't have a vice or a ball point press or the money for any of it, i do have a C clamp.

 

Redwolf

AutoZone or Advanced Auto will generally "rent" you tools like a ball joint press for nothing. You give them a security deposit, take the tool home and use it, and you get your money back when you return the tool.

 

didn't know that, normally i have the tools i need or i rig something, guess it's time to talk to the manager at autozone that work deals with again :D,

 

Redwolf

[SW86]

Hammer and socket method works just fine for me. Primitive but works.. And I own a press lol

[mikejenn2]

take the shaft , put it on a block or something strong bench should work just as long as it will hang off the edge. take a 17 mm or so socket and pound on the one side of the ujoint making sure that u pull any "C" clips or snap ring out b4 hand pound till the other side comes out then flip it over and do the same if necessary.

 

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpME2VD1oA

[redwolf624]

that hammer method looks a lot easier lol but i'll deffently give that a try, thanks,

 

Redwolf

[yxmj]

take the shaft , put it on a block or something strong bench should work just as long as it will hang off the edge. take a 17 mm or so socket and pound on the one side of the ujoint making sure that u pull any "C" clips or snap ring out b4 hand pound till the other side comes out then flip it over and do the same if necessary.

 

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpME2VD1oA

:popcorn:

[Lee21490]

that hammer method looks a lot easier lol but i'll deffently give that a try, thanks,

 

Redwolf

It's actually pretty simple, Just make sure you are tapping the new cap on straight, and the bearings don't pop out.

[nitroxsteve]

Or pull the drive shaft and take it to someone who can show you how to do it the first time.

[redwolf624]

 

that hammer method looks a lot easier lol but i'll deffently give that a try, thanks,

 

Redwolf

It's actually pretty simple, Just make sure you are tapping the new cap on straight, and the bearings don't pop out.

 

yeah i'm learnin that, the needle bearings are actually why i'm replacin my ujoints

Or pull the drive shaft and take it to someone who can show you how to do it the first time.

and there in lies the problem, i don't have the money to take it to someone and my dad never messed wth ujoints before, he only greesed them,

 

Redwolf

[yxmj]

Befre this goes to far.....watch this

 

 

 

YES IT IS NOT AN MJ......the procedure is the same

 

now watch it again

[Rockfrog]

Add some extra grease into the caps to hold the bearings in place, helps make sure they stay there. Nothing sucks worse than the sound of a needle bearing snapping when yer almost done.

 

 

OK, we'll maybe a split dual cardin pivot yoke snapping while removing the old joint sucks more ... So remember to remove the retainer clips, now go check again!

[yxmj]

So......did you get them changed......or was this another of your troll posts?? :shake:

[redwolf624]

So......did you get them changed......or was this another of your troll posts?? :shake:

i changed them yesterday mornin, easier than what i thought, but my broken CV axle sound is still around but only when i turn now, i'm thinkin it might be time for ball joints or sway bar links,

 

Redwolf

[Eagle]

???

 

Did you replace the drive shaft u-joints, or the front axle u-joints?

[Lee21490]

 

So......did you get them changed......or was this another of your troll posts?? :shake:

i changed them yesterday mornin, easier than what i thought, but my broken CV axle sound is still around but only when i turn now, i'm thinkin it might be time for ball joints or sway bar links,

 

Redwolf

 

I changed a balljoint with a hammer once... Only once...

 

Holy hell was it a bad idea :doh:

[yxmj]

???

 

Did you replace the drive shaft u-joints, or the front axle u-joints?

 

2wd......signature...... :thumbsup:

 

But his response is so sketchy you can't tell

 

.....REDDOG......were do you have a CV joint?

[Eagle]

2wd......signature...... :thumbsup:

:doh:

 

I knew that -- I was just testin' ya ... yeah, that's it, just checkin'