I found that a 7/8" hole saw bit with the pilot bit removed fits the opening perfectly to gently cut away the stakes prior to pressing or beating out the old caps. 7/8" = 0.875 = 22..225 mm, just slightly larger than the 22 mm opening in these u-joints. Cut in just far enough to remove the stakes, I used a handheld drill motor and it worked perfectly. I then had a clear path to push out the caps. A soak with penetrating oil, then a bit of heat and out they came.
I have an 11 fozzy and she tore up the trans mount which in turn made the pinion angle too much and chewed up the u joint. Didn’t want to really be spending 275 on a reman. Think we might be traveling down this route instead. Thx
I found that a 7/8" hole saw bit with the pilot bit removed fits the opening perfectly to gently cut away the stakes prior to pressing or beating out the old caps. 7/8" = 0.875 = 22..225 mm, just slightly larger than the 22 mm opening in these u-joints. Cut in just far enough to remove the stakes, I used a handheld drill motor and it worked perfectly. I then had a clear path to push out the caps. A soak with penetrating oil, then a bit of heat and out they came.
Nice job! I have a "99 outback that had a click sound, now its becoming a cluck sound. Now I know how to fix it. Thanks
I have an 11 fozzy and she tore up the trans mount which in turn made the pinion angle too much and chewed up the u joint. Didn’t want to really be spending 275 on a reman. Think we might be traveling down this route instead. Thx
"Whatever it's called" is called the spider.
Me again; some might call it the cross.
This is a very useful video, thank you very much, you are cool explaining your work, only one question remains is whether balancing should be done ?
mark the flanges in respect to the weights before disassemble and match them up when putting back together...
Good job!
I have a 2001 Lexus is300 does anyone know what u joints I would have to get I’m unsure of the size needed