greasing u joints
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Like arctic y block said, be carefull not to loose anything, and try and clean things up if possible.
The CV joint might be bad if(when the driveshaft is all assembled) you hold the driveshaft straight up, and grab the CV joint and make it go round and round, and if it stops and feels like something is catching it, then it's bad, but if it seems pretty smooth, then your good to go.
The CV joint might be bad if(when the driveshaft is all assembled) you hold the driveshaft straight up, and grab the CV joint and make it go round and round, and if it stops and feels like something is catching it, then it's bad, but if it seems pretty smooth, then your good to go.
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OK I hope I havent lost anything... on the end of the drive shaft theres a spring sticking out. On the CV joint end theres a round 'ball' with a hole in it. The spring just goes into that hole correct? I'll take more pics before reassembly to double check if I'm not 100% sure. Thanks for all your help guys.
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Got the right wrench, got those 4 bolts out got everything apart. Took the 3 ujoint to carquest they didnt have em, went to advance auto parts they didnt have em, finally Oreillys had them. I got the precision brand SuperStrength ujoints they dont sell spicer. Summit racing sells spicer but i didnt want to mail order them and have to wait.
As for the bearing the size of a BB...i dont see it any where. That spring came out and I didnt see itin there anywhere and i also didnt see it in that 'ball' that rotates around either. Is this critical? Where exactly does it go? Under the spring.. or inside that 'ball' socket?
So now I just got to press in the new ujoints, install the whole drive shaft and its done right?
As for the bearing the size of a BB...i dont see it any where. That spring came out and I didnt see itin there anywhere and i also didnt see it in that 'ball' that rotates around either. Is this critical? Where exactly does it go? Under the spring.. or inside that 'ball' socket?
So now I just got to press in the new ujoints, install the whole drive shaft and its done right?
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Got started putting the new u joints in, my bench vise doesnt spread wide enough so I pounded them in with hammer and a socket slightly smaller than the cap. I hope thats an ok way to get them in.
The clips that go on the cap...theres 3 of one kind and one thats different. Does it matter where that one different clip goes?
Also I thought I bought greasable u joints cause I saw a zerk in the box, but theres no place to screw in the grease zerk? Are these non greasable or greasable? Also the zerk was a different style than i'm used to seeing, the needle kind I guess its called.
The clips that go on the cap...theres 3 of one kind and one thats different. Does it matter where that one different clip goes?
Also I thought I bought greasable u joints cause I saw a zerk in the box, but theres no place to screw in the grease zerk? Are these non greasable or greasable? Also the zerk was a different style than i'm used to seeing, the needle kind I guess its called.
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From: Kiefer, Northeastern Okla
It's really not a good idea to pound on the joints. Next time, try freezing the joints and heating the driveshaft with a propane torch. It'll be a tight fit, but you won't have to beat on 'em. I helped my machinist replace the bushings on a set of my stroker rods, and he put the bushings in liquid nitrogen and heated the rods in an oven. Guess I shoulda mentioned this sooner,eh? 
We do rear end pinion bearings the same way.
Pete
We do rear end pinion bearings the same way.Pete
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From: Gadsden Purchase
Originally Posted by petes79f150
It's really not a good idea to pound on the joints. Next time, try freezing the joints and heating the driveshaft with a propane torch. It'll be a tight fit, but you won't have to beat on 'em. I helped my machinist replace the bushings on a set of my stroker rods, and he put the bushings in liquid nitrogen and heated the rods in an oven. Guess I shoulda mentioned this sooner,eh? :o We do rear end pinion bearings the same way.
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They pound the suckers in. :/
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OK sounds good I will just pound the last 2 ujoints in, being careful not to bend the yoke or damage the u joint, bolt the drive shaft in and go to the gravel road and lock it in 4x4 and make sure everythings ok. I think I'm making this harder than it really is just because i've never done it before.
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Originally Posted by wyazel1
OK sounds good I will just pound the last 2 ujoints in, being careful not to bend the yoke or damage the u joint... I think I'm making this harder than it really is just because i've never done it before.
And you are supposed-to IMO... it's about the learning process, it takes time and you want to get it right the first time, if that's possible. :)
BTDT with almost everything i do. :)
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Like I stated before, I now use a vice to install the joints. But In my younger days, I installed plenty with a hammer and socket. I'll admit I've lost a few needle bearings in the past, I also got pretty good at re-installing those little suckers. When you're trying to change one out in 2 feet of water, and you're up to your _ss in alligators, the hammer method works pretty good.
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