Re: PTO U-joint cross bearing removal

Posted by RodInNS on November 14, 2006 at 07:03:43 from (142.177.105.84):

In Reply to: PTO U-joint cross bearing removal posted by Paul Schultz on November 13, 2006 at 18:08:24:

My prefered method of disassembly is to set one yolk over a vice, or in it, and then beat on the other yolk with a hammer to knock the cups out. Flip it over, and do the other. When the first two are out, turn the yolk around and set the cross over the vise and beat on the yolk to get the other 2 cups out. I only torch them when I'm stuck.
I've never been very fond of using a press for U-joints either. I like doing this by hand, or with a vise for the simply reason that I can "feel" what I'm doing. Mabey it's just me, but I find that at times, a needle or 2 will fall down in the cup, or otherwise become dislodged. If you've got this setup in a press, you are not going to notice that until something snaps. In a vise you don't have power enough to break it easily. If you feel some resistance, or it doesn't seem to be going "right", stop, take it apart, and see what's going on. Odds are, a needle has dropped. Anyhow, that's just how I change them.

Rod

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• Re: PTO U-joint cross bearing removal Paul Schultz 20:32:14 11/14/06 (0)

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