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Old 11-14-2014   #3
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Default Re: Half Shaft U-Joint Replacement

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Originally Posted by 564crewdog View Post
Hey Everybody,
What's the level of difficulty and time required to swap out the U-Joints of the half shafts. The FSM guidance looks pretty straight forward...is a hydraulic press for a must for the caps?
Thanks!
Rich
I bought my Spicer U joints from a Drivelne shop and had them also install them and balance the drive shaft* while at it also. That said, I've used a big "C" clamp or a vise with a socket of appropriate size as well as a hammer and a large drift punch (of sorts) on occasion too. FWIW.

*The relatively LOW rpm of the half-shafts may exclude them from need of further balancing.


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