front axle / u joint help please
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front axle / u joint help please
I am working on a 92 F250 7.3 IDI Diesel. I took out the left front axle today to replace the u-joint and I have run into a little trouble. The clips were rusted solid, and I took it to a tire shop to try to press it out and put the new one in and they could get it out with a 20 ton press. I got it back and realized that they didn't get the clips completely out so it seems to me that it won't press out with any part of the clips left in there. Does anyone have any suggestions. I am thinking about trying to chisel out the clip pieces that are still in there and then seeing if I can get it pressed out. If I can't get it pressed out, I will need to find a new axle.
How can I find out what front differential I have in the truck, I looked on the pumpkin and areas and didn't see anything. I counted the splines on both the differential side and on the spindle side and both had 30 splines. The overall length is roughly 28" long.
Any suggestions on getting the u-joint out or finding out what differential I have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much in advanced
How can I find out what front differential I have in the truck, I looked on the pumpkin and areas and didn't see anything. I counted the splines on both the differential side and on the spindle side and both had 30 splines. The overall length is roughly 28" long.
Any suggestions on getting the u-joint out or finding out what differential I have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much in advanced
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Don't try to beat it out or press it out either.
You'll just bend the yoke and then you'll be replacing universals every November.
Cut them out with a torch.
Get a 5 gal bucket of water, 1/2 full.
Cut diagonally through the universal and again in a criss cross. You basically cut the center right out and are left with the caps.
Cut the metal away until the axle falls apart....short end falls into the bucket of water.
Dunk the end you have in your hand (the long end) into the bucket and let it all cool until the water stops boiling off.
You should be able to tap the caps and what's left of the universal out with a small ball peen hammer.
You'll just bend the yoke and then you'll be replacing universals every November.
Cut them out with a torch.
Get a 5 gal bucket of water, 1/2 full.
Cut diagonally through the universal and again in a criss cross. You basically cut the center right out and are left with the caps.
Cut the metal away until the axle falls apart....short end falls into the bucket of water.
Dunk the end you have in your hand (the long end) into the bucket and let it all cool until the water stops boiling off.
You should be able to tap the caps and what's left of the universal out with a small ball peen hammer.
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I agree, cutting/heating them up is your best option. I had this problem and didn't have any thing to cut with beside an angle grinder. You can get a MAPP gas setup (yellow bottle) for pretty cheap and it will get things nice and hot. That and some PB Blaster or other penetrant and you should have it apart, with some patience.
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I agree, cutting/heating them up is your best option. I had this problem and didn't have any thing to cut with beside an angle grinder. You can get a MAPP gas setup (yellow bottle) for pretty cheap and it will get things nice and hot. That and some PB Blaster or other penetrant and you should have it apart, with some patience.
It's how I whack most metal bits myself.
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When you cut them out with a torch, you're killing two birds with one stone.
Once you're done cutting the centers out, the the axle and stub go into the bucket of water. By the time you pull them out of the water, the caps are almost falling out.
Once you're done cutting the centers out, the the axle and stub go into the bucket of water. By the time you pull them out of the water, the caps are almost falling out.
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