Half Shafts
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Safety Car
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From: Oakland California
Half Shafts
Guys, I'm back for help once again. I'm in the process of replacing the u-joints on the half shafts and need advice/suggestions on how to remove these things? These things beat me from left to right today trying to take them off. I managed to get one cap pushed out, but wasn't successful at removing the cap to remove the u-joint all the way out. Any advice/tips would help
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Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: stockton
hello i have a half shaft question as well. i have the car in the air.. bolts have been pb blasted. but the wheel keeps turing when i try to loosen the bolts am i to have the ebrake engaged. or should i just use a pry bar to keep it in place..
Race Director
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From: North of Toronto - Ontario
Push the joint all the way to one side as far as you can.
Grab the cap that has been pushed partially out (their toast so vise-grips) and work it the rest of the way out
Then press the u-joint out the other side as far as possible and then you can remove the actual joint and stick something through to pop the cap out the rest of the way
If your taking them out of the wheel flange, make sure it's supported on a plate so you don't bend them
Grab the cap that has been pushed partially out (their toast so vise-grips) and work it the rest of the way out
Then press the u-joint out the other side as far as possible and then you can remove the actual joint and stick something through to pop the cap out the rest of the way
If your taking them out of the wheel flange, make sure it's supported on a plate so you don't bend them
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Brooklet Ga.
Get a socket that is big enough for the cap to fall onto but will sit on the shoulder of the yoke, then get a smaller socket that will sit in the middle of the other cap. Put it in a vise and squeeze it out. I did a thousand of them that way when I was a kid. Now I have a 50 ton press but the vise will do just as good of a job.
