XJLI
 
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Post by XJLI on Jan 14, 2009 12:37:41 GMT -5
well, mine need to be changed. the plan was to pull the shafts in my driveway, then get them to a local shop thats been good to me and give a guy a 20 spot or so to swap the u-joints for me.
flash to tomorrow when i was supposed to do this. 1-3" of snow, and its gonna feel ~0F.
the how-tos online are all fine dandy and supa crazie e-z. these u-joints are just a tad over a year old, and my whole front end is freshly installed as of barely 6 months ago, so frozen/stuck bolts and hub nuts and all that are a non-issue.
so, who has changed these in a driveway or on the trail or whatever? easy? im not paying $150+ for a shop to do it so im gonna try and do it in nicole's dad's garage at the FD.
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crosbike
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Post by crosbike on Jan 14, 2009 12:39:53 GMT -5
very easy. if your having someone do the work wuts the question? im confused
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XJLI
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Post by XJLI on Jan 14, 2009 12:41:34 GMT -5
very easy. if your having someone do the work wuts the question? im confused i was going to, but im not gonna be able to pull the shafts now in the snow and insane cold. well, i could, but id rather not. i assume id be pretty miserable. so i'd do them myself in the FD garage. |
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Post by Wide-J on Jan 14, 2009 12:42:08 GMT -5
Been there, done that. The hardest parts for me were getting the hubs to break free from the knuckle. Ive never done a u-joint on a trail but I have done them at my house. Sometimes Ive had to cut the cross section out of the u-joint and then the caps tap right out of the shaft. No need to worry about accidently damaging the ears on the shaft since they will come out pretty easy.
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Post by HeavyMetal on Jan 14, 2009 12:42:53 GMT -5
ive done it. same as changin d-shaft ones.
hammer, vice, big socket and small socket.
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Post by crosbike on Jan 14, 2009 12:44:48 GMT -5
I did my ujoints when i had no concept of what a u joint was or how to replace them and they have been fine for 3 years so i guess i did them right. Dont be a noob nigga
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XJLI
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Post by XJLI on Jan 14, 2009 12:46:00 GMT -5
bay secured. i'm doing this and TNT tomorrow AM. i only asked about this bc of my nightmare with my rear DS first time it needed u-joints... tried doing that in my driveway and the caps ended up self-welded themselves to the ears on the shaft. 4 hours of hammering =  +  +  |
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Post by Wide-J on Jan 14, 2009 12:47:06 GMT -5
Ujoint that wont move = cut cross section, tap out caps. 10 minutes.
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Post by crosbike on Jan 14, 2009 12:47:59 GMT -5
in that case it will take you 10 hours and your fuel line will be in the way and your 4 link will flex too much causing your tires to stay on the ground. that about covers it i think
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Post by HeavyMetal on Jan 14, 2009 12:50:25 GMT -5
Ujoint that wont move = cut cross section, tap out caps. 10 minutes. yeah i also have done this before haha u need a vice for it to go smoothly...and if the vice doesnt work out...then cut it out, easy pie |
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Post by Wide-J on Jan 14, 2009 12:51:47 GMT -5
100% agreed.
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Post by XJLI on Jan 14, 2009 12:54:52 GMT -5
will, he has a room of tools as big as your room. so if i need something, its covered. wasnt the case on my back porch 2 summers ago  |
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Post by HeavyMetal on Jan 14, 2009 12:56:14 GMT -5
will, he has a room of tools as big as your room. so if i need something, its covered. wasnt the case on my back porch 2 summers ago so what youre saying is is a vice is hard to come by?  |
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Post by XJLI on Jan 14, 2009 12:57:28 GMT -5
for me it was  |
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to every one of my posts.
fuck I would just cut the old ones like steve said I never even thought of that 