Bob,
I just removed the U-joints on my six not long ago. I tried the tapping on
the yoke method as described in the Bentley manual. So far, nothing has popped
out of come apart on my TR6 as the manual states it should. I tried pressing
them out with sockets with limited success. I ended going to my local
Harbor Freight store and bought their 3 in 1 ball joint press for $39.95. It
is a
large heavy C-clamp with a hole in the end for the cap to press into. You
tighten the clamp with a 1/2" x 7/8" socket. It was still a PIA but doable.
The
next week I went down to my local Autozone to rent a ball joint puller for
my front suspension and saw that they had the same press that I had bought.
The way their rental policy works, you pay a deposit worth more than the item
and when you bring it back, they refund you full deposit so it is really free.
Hope this helps,
Peter Schoppelry
'69 TR6 CC26418L
Bob Danielson writes:
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:11:28 -0500
From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
Subject: [6pack] U-Joint Removal
To: "'Triumphs'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "'6pack'"
<6pack@autox.team.net>
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Ok, so while I've got the drive train out I figured I'd do some routine
maintenance and replace all the u-joints. Lord knows if they've ever been
replaced. As per a suggestion from a fellow lister as well as the directions
in Haynes, they should "pop" right out with some hammer tapping on the yoke.
Well, that technique seems to work on some but not all. I've tried both a
regular hammer (yes I know I shouldn't be striking metal with a hammer due
to risk of chipping....BTW...the boys on Mythbusters dispelled that myth)
and a deadblow hammer, striking the yoke collar and all around with
increasing force. But some seem to be just frozen in place. I even got one
u-joint out but the cap is solidly stuck. Before I lock them in drill press
and attack with drill power, does anyone have any suggestions? Would heat
help?
Thanks
Bob
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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