Required tools for changing front U-Joints

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Rjackson32

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Location

Westchester

• Jun 10, 2007

• #1

I am about to change my U-Joints on my '98 XJ and was wondering what tools I will need for the job. Thanks.

 

RyanM

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Location

va

• Jun 10, 2007

• #2

a bammer, a socket to drive it in, and one to fit around the yoke peice for the other side to come thru. Needle nose. A vise helps

 

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Rjackson32

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Location

Westchester

• Jun 10, 2007

• #3

What is a Bammer? Did you mean Hammer?

 

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sean883

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Location

KS

• Jun 10, 2007

• #4

I use the hammer and 2 socket method also.

 

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tommyr

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Location

Chicago

• Jun 10, 2007

• #5

a helper to hold the wiggly thing.
The Harbor Freight c-clamp press is nice to have too.

 

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boise49ers

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Location

Boise,Idaho

• Jun 10, 2007

• #6

Front ! 7mm allen head and 12 point 13 mm socket to pull off the calipers and hubs. Air hammer for the hubs if you have one and make sure you anti sease the crap out of the hubs before reinstalling. You can change them with out pulling the axles, but it is easier I think personally to pull the axles. If you own a Dana 30 and rock crawl you get really good at it. Make sure to seat the u-joints good after putting them in. A BFH works. You want that slop in either direction so you don't bind and break your new u-joints.

Hey Lincoln if you read this thread you explain it real well !

 

Last edited: Jun 10, 2007

Only In A Jeep XJ

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Location

Greenville, Texas

• Jun 11, 2007

• #7

tommyr said:

a helper to hold the wiggly thing.
The Harbor Freight c-clamp press is nice to have too.

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X2 once you use one of these you'll never use anything else. The help with those reall rusted in ones and you won't even break a sweat or leave a new dent in the drive shaft that might throw it out of balance. I use mine in a vise instead of helper.

 

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RaccoonJoe

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Location

Fort Wayne, IN

• Jun 13, 2007

• #8

I always removed my u-joints with BFH and a punch (decent size bolt works real well) Find a piece of C-channel or such to keep it off the floor, and hammer away!!

Mine needed a hub puller to get the hub apart. We probably *could* have gotten it done w/o it, but after ~2 hours hammering on the hub, we got the puller and got it off in about 30 sec.