U joint removal help!!!

tnxjjeeper · Mar 17, 2004

I cannot figure out how to remove the u joint at the slip yolk and front of the rear driveshaft. I lifted my XJ and im putting on a ZJ driveshaft because it is longer and i do not know how to remove the u joint. Any directions???

gupandme · Mar 17, 2004

tnxjjeeper said:
I cannot figure out how to remove the u joint at the slip yolk and front of the rear driveshaft. I lifted my XJ and im putting on a ZJ driveshaft because it is longer and i do not know how to remove the u joint. Any directions???

A vice , one socket bigger than the cap (but smaller than the ears on the yoke), one slightly smaller than the caps...and pressure

If no vice, same trick can be done with a big hammer and a block of wood.

edit: oh yeah...and make sure to remove all c-clips/snap rings FIRST.

tnxjjeeper · Mar 17, 2004

so i just take the pins off and put pressure on the outsides of it and it will pop out?

IntrepidXJ · Mar 17, 2004

http://www.stu-offroad.com/misc/driveshaft-1.htm

Ghost · Mar 17, 2004

Nice page! Click save! By the way, if you are replacing and do not intend to reuse just beat it out with a hammer!

ACE · Mar 18, 2004

I lifted my XJ and im putting on a ZJ driveshaft because it is longer and i do not know how to remove the u joint.

So how much longer is a ZJ driveshaft?

massxj · Mar 19, 2004

i like to put the cross on ( not in it )the vice and pound the yolk its very easy this way

ChiXJeff · Mar 19, 2004

massxj said:
i like to put the cross on ( not in it )the vice and pound the yolk its very easy this way

BTW, it's spelled yoke, not yolk.... Yolks come from eggs.

I wouldn't beat on the yokes if I can help it. That's a good way to start a bend in them. A friend of mine had to replace an outer shaft because some idiot bent the ears on it replacing the u-joint.

Matt S. · Mar 20, 2004

Wow you must be at like 10"s of lift huh? I ran a stock shaft for quite some time at 8"s. Then it blew out and had to make it an 1" longer. But how much longer is ZJ shaft?

MATT

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