Okay, now I get it. Thanks to Mark Price, Dennis Kimberlin, and John
Donnelly I think the second U-hoint removal will go much smoother.
This list is great!
Tim
>I just spent a couple of hours removing the universal joint
>from a hub assembly. I wanted to be very careful not to damage
>anything, but in the end I destroyed the bearing caps. Everything
>else is okay though, and I had already ordered new U-joints, so its
>no great loss. But I figure there is something in the procedure I am
>missing. The Haynes manual says to remove the retaining clips and then
>tap on the yoke with a soft metal hammer until the caps start to come
>come out. I didn't have a soft metal hammer, but I was careful to
>hold a piece of oak over the yoke when I hit it. Sure enough, after
>many hits the caps came out about about 1/8 inch each, but that was
>it. I used WD40 and penetrating oil, but no amount of banging would
>get those caps farther out. So what is the secret? What would a
>machine shop use to do the job? For the life of me I can't see how
>a press would be much use in getting BOTH caps out.
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>
>Tim
>
>Tim Gaines
>Clinton, SC
>1980 Spitfire
>1974 TR6
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