2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Front 4x4 u-joint removal - Easy?

[tjm]

I've never removed a u-joint before. Any special tools required? Is there an easy way?



tim

 

[bighammer]

Probably the toughest part is removal of the hub/rotor assembly to slide the axle out.



Be sure to jack (and support) the side you're working on real high so the oil doesn't leak into the axle tube. It will drip for a couple months if you don't.



I would read everything you can find on the subject, then plan on the better part of a day.



When the parts guy comes out of the back with 2 different joints, it's the bigger one.



Of course, the easiest way is to pay somebody (who does it often) to do the job for you.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

TDR Issue #40, p. 16

 

[tjm]

Thanks Joe.



I've been running on bad U-joints for about 3 yrs now.

 

[Jff24Gordn]

Dont forget, the U joints are held in by C clips on the inside of the yoke, not the noraml clips like most things on the outside.