Posted by chriscase on Friday, September 21, 2007 at 23:45:18 :
In Reply to: Yoke Frozen To Shafts... posted by Chris on Friday, September 21, 2007 at 21:13:08 :
I had to remove the clips and heat the..'loops', then beat the u-joints apart in the truck. Then, hook my Snap On puller in to the 'loop' and heat the main 'ring' of the yoke. Then simply turn the screw on the puller. And heat it up again. Turn the screw some more. Later, clean up the marks left by the puller, or you won't be able to put the snap rings back in.
Then, at re-assembly, those darn 'caps' are such a tight fit in the yokes that I bent the yokes beating them in. Don't be afraid to sand out the inside of the 'loops'- I used a strip torn off of a sanding belt, wrapped around a dowel, mounted in the drill press. Use to sand the inside of the yoke too. Also use a strip to sand the rust off of the shafts.
All in all, the worst set of U-joints I've ever done, or hope to ever do.
I have a '53, supposedly 'after' serial number. But it used the 'before' joints. NAPA had them, same day. #250-0264. $35 each. Most I've ever paid for u-joints, and they don't even have needle bearings. Just hardened steel on hardened steel. Be sure to put the grease fittings in on the shaft side, for best access. And use 90 degree fittings, 45deg don't have as good access.