Stuck Ujoints with pics

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*Jonathan

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Location

North Jersey

• Apr 28, 2010

• #1

Ok round two on the Ujoints. This time with pictures.
As you can see I cant get the cap out far enough because the yoke that holds the other set of the cross hits the cardan joint. I'm stuck guys any input. The cap isn't far out enough to effectively grab with vice grips or channel locks. I've tried pb blaster. Nada.

How is this normally done?

 

wolfpackjeeper

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Location

500' and 500KCAS, RAF lakenheath

• Apr 28, 2010

• #2

I thought that the cardan joint was replaced as a unit for this reason. I don't know past that. I replaced the whole thing because I fubared mine up when the ujoint let go.

 

1990JEEPXJ

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San Diego

• Apr 28, 2010

• #3

it would be much easier if you removed the cardan joint from the driveshaft

 

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*Jonathan

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Location

North Jersey

• Apr 28, 2010

• #4

Update, I got it all apart

I wound up tappin the inside of the ujoint that was just about out. I too a flat head and 4 taps was all it took. I would have taken the cardan joint off but i ran into the same type of problem where the joint cap wouldnt press out all the way. Harbor freight ujoint remover was a lifesaver. If anyone in the NNJ or Westchester NY area wants to borrow it, hit me up.

Jonathan

 

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veedubshafer

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Palmerton PA

• Apr 28, 2010

• #5

This is what I have from HF that makes all this stuff alot easier:

 

1990JEEPXJ

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San Diego

• Apr 28, 2010

• #6

x2. i have the same press. its a life saver

 

Ghost

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Hartsville, South Carolina

• Apr 28, 2010

• #7

Pictures do not work. Rebuilding a DC is not hard at all. Press down on DC piece that holds the caps to the TC yoke, pull caps. Press other two caps out. Remove cross. Remove center, dont loose the spring. REmove second joint. REverse to assemble. AFter I looked at the image links I could see them. You ahve to remove the caps that go to the tcase first.

You press this down one side at a time to remove the caps.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/atta...8337-stuck-ujoints-img00019-20100427-1835.jpg Yes I do see you got it done. Posted this to help others.

 

Last edited: Apr 28, 2010

ehall

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Southern Maryland

• Apr 28, 2010

• #8

*Jonathan said:

I wound up tappin the inside of the ujoint that was just about out. I too a flat head and 4 taps was all it took.

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So you tapped against the inside of the cap at the seal? I'm doing this soon

 

Ghost

Member Number 257

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Hartsville, South Carolina

• Apr 28, 2010

• #9

ehall said:

So you tapped against the inside of the cap at the seal? I'm doing this soon

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You have to hold down the prtion of the DC that holds the caps in place for the yoke on the tcase. Pull each cap, then remove the caps that are in the DC and the joint will come out. The piece that attaches to the tcase has a small spring that puts pressure on it so they dont fall out.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/attac...00427-1835.jpg

 

ehall

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Southern Maryland

• Apr 28, 2010

• #10

picture link is bad