This week I was surprised to have my rear universal joint go bad before my brakes. I've got 76K on my rig so I expected to be doing brakes before the joint. Anyway, some friendly advice for any of you taking this on in the future. If you're able to pound your caps out with a socket and hammer then you're one of the rare few. Use a press. You'll get it done a whole lot faster. It took a good 3 tons of pressure to get mine out. Also, get greasable replacements. That way, hopefully you won't have to do it again for a while.
That is all.
That is all.