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Anybody in the Centennial/Littleton/Englwood area have a u-joint press
Blew a u-joint on the way to dinner tonight... tried my big c-clamp and a socket and the damn thing just won't budge. Anybody have a press they're willing to let me use?
I have access to a big press and any size hammer you need at work. Do not mind helping you out. Is the entire driveline out? Have the next 2 days off as wellOriginally Posted by mcantar18c
You sir, are a specialist in the art of discovering a welcoming outcome of a particular situation....not a mechanic.
My feedback add 11-12 ish before the great servpocaylpse of 2012
What kind of vehicle is the U joint on? I use either a ball joint press, or a vise, depending on the size of the joint. Now if it is a GM, and it hasnt had joints replaced yet, then you will need some heat, as GM likes to use nylon or some such material to secure the cups into the shaft. First time removal means using the torch to melt the material, then you can press them out.
Yup and they can suck to remove period
we have access to a torch as as well.
You sir, are a specialist in the art of discovering a welcoming outcome of a particular situation....not a mechanic.
My feedback add 11-12 ish before the great servpocaylpse of 2012
I was kinda hoping for a portable one, where you just screw it down over the joint and can use a big breaker bar to turn it. If I can't get it out under the truck tomorrow I'll probably remove the shaft and take you up on that offer though. Its a big two piece shaft, the kind with the carrier bearing in the middle, so its kind of a PITA to remove and I don't know if it'll even come out without air tools, it doesn't look like its been touched since it was put together in '95.
Its a 95 F250. I tried torching it but I may have not heated it enough.
MAPP or propane? My propane torch didn't seem to phase it.Yup and they can suck to remove period
we have access to a torch as as well.
I'm an ASE cert. mechanic and have worked in the auto industry for most of my life, not to mention rockcrawling where broken u-joints are pretty common.... and this is the most trouble I've ever had getting a joint out.
Haha maxing out a 75 ton press is common on my end. I have a tiger tool that is class 8 truck sized do not know if it will fit on yours. PM me and I will give you my # if you can not get er done.I was kinda hoping for a portable one, where you just screw it down over the joint and can use a big breaker bar to turn it. If I can't get it out under the truck tomorrow I'll probably remove the shaft and take you up on that offer though. Its a big two piece shaft, the kind with the carrier bearing in the middle, so its kind of a PITA to remove and I don't know if it'll even come out without air tools, it doesn't look like its been touched since it was put together in '95.
Its a 95 F250. I tried torching it but I may have not heated it enough.
I'm an ASE cert. mechanic and have worked in the auto industry for most of my life, not to mention rockcrawling where broken u-joints are pretty common.... and this is the most trouble I've ever had getting a joint out.
You sir, are a specialist in the art of discovering a welcoming outcome of a particular situation....not a mechanic.
My feedback add 11-12 ish before the great servpocaylpse of 2012
Mapp and propane are childs play oxy acet baby
You sir, are a specialist in the art of discovering a welcoming outcome of a particular situation....not a mechanic.
My feedback add 11-12 ish before the great servpocaylpse of 2012
Damn, don't think I've ever maxed out a press that big lol, not on a u-joint anyway.
I think a class 8 might be a little big for my 3/4 ton pickup haha, worth a shot though.
PM incoming
Oxy acet? That's all you, I'm afraid I'd melt it if I hit it with an oxy torch
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