Adventures in u joint land
03-24-2010, 01:10 AM
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Adventures in u joint land
Upon buying my xj I found that the front right ujoint is broken. I am having a hellof a time getting the caps off. Any sudgestions??
03-24-2010, 05:30 AM
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Big vise, a socket the same size as the cap on one side and a socket bigger than the cap on the other. Tighten vise. Beat vise with hammer. Throw hammer at vise.
03-24-2010, 06:34 AM
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google it and a write up will pop up im gonna be doin the same thing soon, but the guy put the shafts in a vise and let the ears on one of them rest on the vise while he hit the other shaft with a hammer and it popped them right out, other than that i would say heat and pb blaster
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I just did some U joints and I ended up cutting the U joint out and then the caps came right out with afew hits from the hammer. Tryed a vise, heat everything, but the cut off wheel worked.
04-21-2010, 10:17 PM
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/axle-u-joint-43353/
I think this is the same part you are trying to remove.
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Yeah. It was just a compilation of two things. Rust and bent forks. They were so warped that the first I put in blew up. Literaly. But I heated and str8tend the forks and yes I heat treated it again so no metal Worries. It's fixed now
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