universal joints

[jethro]

i am posting this for my dad he cant get the universals out of his 97 wrangler rear drive shaft we have tried a hammer and a vice thus far and blew the vice up so he went and bought a new one and bent the handle with a cheater anyone have any tips to get them out?? oh btw i belive that they are the oem ones

[Broncoholic]

Put them on the vice , spray w pb blaster let soak for 3 beers, tap the outer ring with a ball peen while applying vice pressure. keep drinking till they come out.

[jethro]

tried something similar to this and they are still soaking but we cant get em out we tried heat and vice and hammer to maybe if it was a there wouldn't be a problem lol

[Rob]

You need to use a C-frame press... Harbor freight has them for about 40 bucks.. works like a charm... use that with a half inch drive ratchet or pneumatic impact and they will come right out.

[Broncoholic]

Got the right size socket gotta go big?

I just did my 73 Charger & had them out in 2 beers.

Well it's a Heep so they are prolly peened over & wont fit.
Try to grind them on the sides to make sure they will fit thru.

[RCPro87]

They wouldnt be the old type u-joints that have that glue in them....you have to heat them up very hot and they pop, letting all the glue out a little hole....i had a set i couldnt figure out and they were glued like that.