U Joint Replacement

[dhumboldt12]

Anybody have a good trick to replacing rear ujoints? I don't have access to a press. Trying to avoid damaging the yoke.. thanks.

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[magimerlin]

I do them in the vice at work all the time...not using the vice part as a vise though... kinda hard to explain. you can even use a ball joint press "C" if you have access to one of them.

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[joep88cheyenne]

You can get a 6 inch c clamp and use that..BONUS:: also works with calipers... I have used slightly larger socket and light taps with hammer on mine.. your hammering may very.

 

[Steve A]

x2 on the ball joint "C" press, that's what I used. They can be "borrowed" from most auto parts houses that provide that service. One extra thought, I removed the plastic locking ring remnants from the yoke ears, if I had it to do over I would leave them in I think to keep moisture out of the internal grooves in the ears.

 

[RedLeader289]

I've just used a C-clamp, just take your time and it works.

pro-tip= put the U-Joints in the freezer the night before. Makes them a LITTLE easier to put in.

 

[Nathaniel2g]

Beat them out of there with a vise and a hammer. Don't hit the u-joints, just hit the yoke. After it's back in the truck give it a few taps with the hammer to loosen it back up. Did it for both the front and rear drive shafts, no press at all. No vibrations and a perfect drive in 2WD and 4WD.

 

[deadbeat]

I like the hammer, brass punch, and socket method. You can angle the punch to hit certain tight area's on the u-joint cap and work your way around it and they come right out. On ones that are super tight and I feel I might bend the shaft getting them out, I take a torch and cut the center out and the heat alone usually lets them come right out.

 

[bigfutz]

Sorry for picking up on an old thread, but I hate starting a new one when there’s already one going.

Anyhoo... 95 Tahoe 2-door has a busted u-joint at the spline end. Apparently they are held in with some plastic injection method from the factory. After some time on YouTube, I’m convinced I would rather change the whole drive shaft - being the novice mechanic I am (if I can even claim that).

Question: are there any recommendations on an aftermarket driveshaft that’s NOT made that way, but rather with snap rings?

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[454cid]

Sorry for picking up on an old thread, but I hate starting a new one when there’s already one going.

Anyhoo... 95 Tahoe 2-door has a busted u-joint at the spline end. Apparently they are held in with some plastic injection method from the factory. After some time on YouTube, I’m convinced I would rather change the whole drive shaft - being the novice mechanic I am (if I can even claim that).

Question: are there any recommendations on an aftermarket driveshaft that’s NOT made that way, but rather with snap rings?

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You can do it.

 

[evilunclegrimace]

Sorry for picking up on an old thread, but I hate starting a new one when there’s already one going.

Anyhoo... 95 Tahoe 2-door has a busted u-joint at the spline end. Apparently they are held in with some plastic injection method from the factory. After some time on YouTube, I’m convinced I would rather change the whole drive shaft - being the novice mechanic I am (if I can even claim that).

Question: are there any recommendations on an aftermarket driveshaft that’s NOT made that way, but rather with snap rings?

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The replacement u joints are held in with clips. It is a waste of money to replace the Driveshaft. heat them up and melt out the plastic and install a replacement joint. It has been done this way for decades