Trying to replace the axle u-joint on the right front. There's no such thing as pushing on one side to pop out the bearing cap on the other side. There's also no such thing as coaxing it out with a hammer, or drilling through it. I've moved it maybe 1/64" by hammering on it really hard. I was holding an old lugnut over the cap so I didn't hit the shaft, the lugnut is getting flattened out. Should I try using a sledge hammer? Might rip off my vise along with the corner of the work bench though. I couldn't blowtorch it because my blowtorch nozzle decided it didn't feel like working. A drill did absolutely nothing to the bearing cap, not even a mark. Maybe I should soak it in a vat of acid or something? Or bring it to a shop with a big hydraulic press? Or go to the gun shop and ask to shoot it with a BMG .50?
Wow, how do I get this rusted u-joint out?
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Wow, how do I get this rusted u-joint out?
'84 Grand Wagoneer 360/727/229, 32" General ST's and 36" Swampers, 3" lift, TFI/Mallory 6AL, CS 144, Taurus fan, custom bumper, and custom 'bodywork'. Soon to have 6" lift
'79 Cherokee S 360/T15/D20, rusting away while I figure out what to do with it
'91 Final Edition GW in Spinnaker Blue!
My FSJ pics
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Soak it with PB blaster and attack it again. I usually put a socket unter the opposite side and hit the side I want to move with a coal chisel or impact extension and a 8lb maul. I put the shaft up on a block of wood and have a buddy stand on it. It doesn't move that way and it levels it out because the socket is on concrete.
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Once you remove the clips holding the caps in, place two sides across a vice and hit the axle to remove one side of the cap at a time. Sounds like you are trying to remove both by pushing the top down. If this is what you are doing apply heat and try to move it.
Hope this helps.
JimboThe member formerly know as J10_Jimbo, who due to technical problems is now "UNAUTHORIZED". I"m authorized again. Wooohoo! Now which name to use???
Owner and rebuilder of FSJ's since 1983
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Sounds like it might be worth the $25 to have a shop change it for you.Thomas Russell
1987 Cherokee Laredo 2-Door 4.0/AW4
1971 Gladiator J2000 Platform-Stake Dump 350/T18
1970 Gladiator J3000 3407Z Camper Truck 350/T181968 Wagoneer Custom 327/TH400
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I assume you did remove the snap rings.
So far, there hasn't been an FSJ bearing or u-joint that my cheapie HF hydraulic press couldn't handle.'64 J200 thriftside
'67 J2000 townside custom cab
'68 Jeepster Commando
'69 Super Wagoneer
'75 J10
'79 Cherokee S WT
'75 Cherokee
'61 Aristocrat Lil Loafer
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you can rent/buy a ball joint press, have used that with my impact to remove these.Chad
"Let's see that Red Blue Green **** sucker build one of these without duct taping it together!"
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87J20 Member, FSJ Prissy Restoration Association
83Cherokee WT
82J20
Parts vehicles: 1.5 Wags, 3.5 J20's, 1 J10 1 J300
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When I did mine a few months ago I soaked them with PBBlaster and then took them to my shop (I work for metallurgical engineering firm) and used the hydraulic testing press to push them out. The drivers side took over 25,000 lbs of force to push out. KaiserMan might have point.
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I used to use an old trailer ball mount with holes for leveling bars and use an old socket and hit it with a 5lb. sledge untill I bought a 12 ton shop press at a yard sale for $30. Now it's a piece of cake.'77 J-10 '79 CJ-7
Arizona-The Rust Stops Here
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Yes I removed the c-clips, those were a bit hard in themselves as two of them had rusted to the caps. I finally got the caps out with the socket and sledge hammer. I mutilated two old lugnuts in the process, and put a few dents in the garage floor. All it did to the bearing caps through all that was clean them, they're made of some really tough steel. Next time I have a shop do it, unless I get my own hydraulic press. The yokes weren't damaged but they were a little dented, so I had to clean them up with a file and then hone them out nice and smooth so the new caps would just snugly slide in. It's all good and tight now.'84 Grand Wagoneer 360/727/229, 32" General ST's and 36" Swampers, 3" lift, TFI/Mallory 6AL, CS 144, Taurus fan, custom bumper, and custom 'bodywork'. Soon to have 6" lift
'79 Cherokee S 360/T15/D20, rusting away while I figure out what to do with it
'91 Final Edition GW in Spinnaker Blue!
My FSJ pics
FSJ Grille Identification
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Once you buy a press, you'll wonder why you didn't get one earlier. I bought mine because I needed to press new bearings on a D44 rear axle.
With a bearing separator, and an assortment of sockets and threaded plumbing pipe for sleeving, there hasn't been a press job I couldn't do with it. It also functions as a brake for bending brackets and tubing.
I've always used a vise for u-joints, but it seens so effortless with the press.'64 J200 thriftside
'67 J2000 townside custom cab
'68 Jeepster Commando
'69 Super Wagoneer
'75 J10
'79 Cherokee S WT
'75 Cherokee
'61 Aristocrat Lil Loafer
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Originally posted by FSJ-Earlhttp://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38335
just about the best 30.00 plus tax I ever spent!Chad
"Let's see that Red Blue Green **** sucker build one of these without duct taping it together!"
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87J20 Member, FSJ Prissy Restoration Association
83Cherokee WT
82J20
Parts vehicles: 1.5 Wags, 3.5 J20's, 1 J10 1 J300
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Originally posted by FSJ-Earlhttp://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38335
just about the best 30.00 plus tax I ever spent!
Yup. I have one, too! It is VERY easy to use and for a HF tool, very well made.
BTW, for those of you getting the HF 12 or 20 ton press, DON'T USE THE press plates that came with it!!!!!!!
They are SINTERED metal, which means they behave JUST LIKE CINDER BLOCKS. They will crack very easily and WITHOUT WARNING, causing damage to you, your workpiece or anything else in the area. I spent just over $30 and got a nice 1" thick 10"x10" solid metal plate instead. Of course, this was AFTER the sintered blocks broke on me.Ethan Brady
1987 Grand Wagoneer, slightly longer than stock.
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Don't mess with me. I once killed a living hinge.
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