Saturday, November 20, 2010

How do you change u joints in a older chevy S 10?

i have taken the drive shaft out and the u joints got little plastic pins holden them in and i beatin on it with a hammer for a while but nothin is there a tool or a different way to do this.How do you change u joints in a older chevy S 10?
You will need to press the U joints to break the plastic retainer (use an hydralic press or an manual press) most automotive repair places will have it. You can melt the platic retainer and find a socket that is smaller than the metal loops and pound the u joints out (best if you do it in a vise or bigger socket on the bottom) the replacement will have a c clip with the U joint so use that . the nylon/plastic retainer is used by the manufacturer only(it kinda tells u that the U joint is an orginal)How do you change u joints in a older chevy S 10?
you%26quot;ll need socket that will just fit in the lip where the cap is,use a pair of vise gripe pliers to hold the socket,hit it very hard.drive shaft well need to be in a vise or u well need some one to hold it still.new u-joints come with clips that clip to the inside.socket that u use well be no good after this.best thing to do is take it to a drive shaft shop.How do you change u joints in a older chevy S 10?
Those plastic pins are not pins, that plastic in holding the caps in place and it is all around the inside of the yoke.

Take your driveshaft to a garage with a set of torches, they will heat the yoke and all of the plastic will leach out, it will then be possible to remove the caps,

BE CAREFUL, and do not damage the driveshaft in any way, you will end up with a vibration.
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