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HELP PLEASE
my issue is with my front passengers U Joint. i knew it needed to be replaced from the day i bought the jeep maybe 2 months.. little play..
well i just got some new BFG A/T and looking in to a lift soon but i figured i best change the u joint before a **** something up.. well! most of the bolts back there were stripped (the 2 caliper bolts were not) the 3 12-point bolts were.. so im attempting to just change the u joint out with it still being on the jeep.. i removed all 4 clips and cut all 4 rubber rings on each part of the u joint... no matter how hard i hit the caps (spent about 3hrs) the caps would not move.. now my question is what the hell can i do to get the joint out? need the help asap hate seeing the jeep out front on jack stands :brick wall:
well i just got some new BFG A/T and looking in to a lift soon but i figured i best change the u joint before a **** something up.. well! most of the bolts back there were stripped (the 2 caliper bolts were not) the 3 12-point bolts were.. so im attempting to just change the u joint out with it still being on the jeep.. i removed all 4 clips and cut all 4 rubber rings on each part of the u joint... no matter how hard i hit the caps (spent about 3hrs) the caps would not move.. now my question is what the hell can i do to get the joint out? need the help asap hate seeing the jeep out front on jack stands :brick wall:
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what are you hitting them with ? a 12 oz lightduty household hammer wont do it, you need a hand helf sledge hammer.... put a socket on the top of the joint, and give it a real hearty blow, I promise it will start to free up.... spray it with pb blast as well.
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i was using a socket and 40oz hammer. ill attempt to pick up some pb blast tomorrow im not trying to spend to much, tight budget right now. thanks
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ya man I was pretty discouraged because it wasnt coming out.... you literally have to blacksmith strike the joint until it gives up... brute force with a spray lube is your friend.
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I would think beeting the snot out of a ujoint, while still in the axle, could possably cause damage to the axle seal. I would get the bearing off b4 I would mutilate the joint any more.
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Good advice. We have a driveline shop where I work and our guy usually lays driveshaft ends across a metal table with the end he wants to remove the u-joint propped up on to a vise. The free ends sitting on each side of the open vise and then he pounds the hell out of it to free the u-joints up. I know that's vague but the main point is this guy does it for a living and has big arms and he standing and hammer straight down on it while it is held in position and he still has to hit it VERY hard with a big maul hammer to get them to move.
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Picked up some pb blaster and borrowed a friends blow torch.. long story short a got the bolts out but now my axle shaft does not want to come out .
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Picked up some pb blaster and borrowed a friends blow torch.. long story short a got the bolts out but now my axle shaft does not want to come out .
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Thanks every one after i yelled just about every word in the book and hit my hand a few times with the hammer and wasted a whole bottle of PB blaster and killed all the propane in my buddys torch i got every thing taken care of!