U Joints

[Farley]

Any advise for getting the old spiders out of my u joints. Tried the vise thing with sockets, and then tried pounding them with a hammer, all I've done so far is break one of the caps. Will probably try using a press tonite, but would heat get these things to budge?

[Scott K]

If the cap is already busted on it, some lube to soak it, and an air hammer to vibrate it out of the drive shaft seems to work good on those stubborn ujoints!

[Macgyver55]

Many of them have to be heated because there is a hard plastic that is injected into the yoke to retain the caps. When you heat it the stuff will oooze out and the cap will come out easily.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Especially if there GM u-joints. They will be urethaned, or some kind of plastic something or another, in place. The only way is to heat them. You will see two injection sites for each cap if they are urethaned. A ball joint press (rent them at most part stores) will also make short work of them.

[Farley]

Well I was waiting for my buddy to call so we could use his press and I started banging on them and I dont know if the penantrant just worked its way through over the weekend but I could get them to move, it took a LOT of banging but I got them out last night. Thanks for the help fellas.