Gordon Robertson DIY Yes sir, I did it exactly like you did, Worked perfectly, Mine was done on a 1988 Chevy Silverado Thank you for your helpful video! It made things a lot easier!
Hey Gordon - - - Good Video - did many of U Joints and like you saved lots of old parts which came in handy for situations like you had by using the old clips - don't know if it matters to some people but I always marked the U Joint where it came out and made sure the grease fitting was facing in the right posistion to be greased because I learned my lesson once -
Changing the part before it really needs it? LOL I always get accused of that, but in this case, it's a wonder it didn't remove itself. You mentioned having to "use what you have" to remove the U-Joint. The "Ron Pratt" channel shows heavy towing and recovery, and once they had to use the tow truck to pick up a truck, and set a block of wood where you were hammering and gently use the weight of the truck to disassemble the drive shaft. (type without the clamps - unlike the one you are showing.) Thanks for the informative videos. I have an aluminum driveshaft and I appreciate the tips you shared.
One request: can you do a brief video showing how to set your regulators and your cutting torch to heat something as you did? Dad gave me his old gas set up, but he couldn't remember.
Great tutorial Gordon! This is the way to go as most homes don't have the special tools and the job gets done the same. That guys truck must have sounded awful with those joints out like that. That vise you have there is pretty cool! The first time I had to deal with those dumb GM plastic injected retainers I did not know about the procedure of heating up the yoke to melt the plastic out. Talk about one unhappy guy as I whacked, pried, pressed the joint out. Took forever. Just did the worse one, by the time I had to do the others a couple of years later I knew. Man, what a difference, they slid right out. LOL, it helps to know...
My u joint just broke on my truck yesterday afternoon,
This video very helpful and timely!!!
Thanks!!!
I hope it went together good for you Ben.
Gordon Robertson DIY
Yes sir, I did it exactly like you did,
Worked perfectly,
Mine was done on a 1988 Chevy Silverado
Thank you for your helpful video!
It made things a lot easier!
Great instructions on how to thank you
Hey Gordon - - - Good Video - did many of U Joints and like you saved lots of old parts which came in handy
for situations like you had by using the old clips - don't know if it matters to some people but I always marked
the U Joint where it came out and made sure the grease fitting was facing in the right posistion to be greased
because I learned my lesson once -
Yep, you always need to save old pieces for that.
A lot of great tips in there!! U joint jobs can be a real pain.
Thanks for sharing.
Actually their real easy
Thanks for watching Ian.
I've had Thee Honor over the years of beating U-joints in on the side of the Interstate back in my traveling years ...Fun times ha ha ....Good Video
Thanks for watching. I like the 'possum on your page.
Keep up the good work Mr Gordon..
Thank you sir.
Changing the part before it really needs it? LOL I always get accused of that, but in this case, it's a wonder it didn't remove itself.
You mentioned having to "use what you have" to remove the U-Joint. The "Ron Pratt" channel shows heavy towing and recovery, and once they had to use the tow truck to pick up a truck, and set a block of wood where you were hammering and gently use the weight of the truck to disassemble the drive shaft. (type without the clamps - unlike the one you are showing.)
Thanks for the informative videos. I have an aluminum driveshaft and I appreciate the tips you shared.
One request: can you do a brief video showing how to set your regulators and your cutting torch to heat something as you did? Dad gave me his old gas set up, but he couldn't remember.
Sure will after the fuel pump videos on this truck.
Great tutorial Gordon! This is the way to go as most homes don't have the special tools and the job gets done the same.
That guys truck must have sounded awful with those joints out like that.
That vise you have there is pretty cool!
The first time I had to deal with those dumb GM plastic injected retainers I did not know about the procedure of heating up the yoke to melt the plastic out. Talk about one unhappy guy as I whacked, pried, pressed the joint out. Took forever. Just did the worse one, by the time I had to do the others a couple of years later I knew. Man, what a difference, they slid right out. LOL, it helps to know...
'Been there and done that. Thanks Niles.
Big daddy of all trucker you are sir, No Swift driver stands these tests!😳😀
Great video
Thanks for watching.
I can only dream u joints come apart that easy. Usually involves torching out the cross and burning out the old cups.
I learned this at the shop where I worked after mechanic school in the late '70s and early '80s. Thanks Mike.
Hard to believe that didn't break off the truck while driving
It should have. Thanks Adam.
great to watch you work but I think something popped out at 25 min 25 sec into the video.
Just a wad of grease. Thanks Johan.
👍👍👍👍
Thanks Chuck.
Great job but I want to see more of that stand. Did you make that?
That's the stand I ordered on Amazon the link's in the description on the video when I changed leaf springs last month.
@@57bagre thanks Gordon.
Good job, I never did small one like that. Only experience I’ve had was big truck u joints 👍
I've already run into the big truck u-joint than couldn't be knocked out with a hammer and had to buy a special press. I do have a video on that too.
Good work sir why are you not use hydraulic press sir ??
He explains that early in the video.
Thanks Niles.