U Joint Yoke Removal for Carrier Bearing Replace-Bigger Hammer or what?

Folks,

What am I missing? Yoke ain't moving.

Trying to pull off the U Joint Yoke in order to remove/replace the carrier bearing. The nut/washer came off easy with the breaker bar. Yoke will not move. Used the hammer, puller has a hard time grabbing, and have played around with other stuff. Have gone through what is left of my PB Blaster, some old WD40, and applied heat to it. No dice. Currently sitting upright with some Marvel Mystery Oil(have used for similar in the past) trying to soak down through the splines.

Any suggestions? I'm planning on soaking it tonight and heating/beating it in the AM. If I can't get it to budge, I'll put it back together with the old stuff and handing it/the parts to a shop in a month or two.







Could have sworn I had an account here before, but nothing came up.

 

I had to use a 2 jaw puller like this and it was still a bitch to get it moving
http://www.autozone.com/loan-a-tools/jaw-attachment-puller/oem-2-ton-2-or-3-jaw-puller/2044_0_0/

 

Have a 6" puller, but having a hard time finding something for the jaws to grab. If I use the ears of the yolk to grab, I need something in between the head of the puller and the bolt. It keeps going cockeyed when I put pressure on it. Will try again in the morning.

 

That the exact same experience I had. It was d@mn frustrating. Puller kept going wonky and would slip off. If you can get the dust cover cups to move away from the yolk you can get it to grab there. I actually cut mine off because I wasn't going to use them with the new bearing. Once I got them out of the way I was able to get the jaws to hold.

 

Well...at least you got your entire drive shaft off...

 

if that part goes into the carrier bearing, the carrier bearing is pressed on. So maybe that part is also pressed on?

 

Mine was a bitch too, it took a socket with a 5lb sledge. I didn't have a solid enough surface to hit it against at home so i brought it to my buddies shop with a steel bench and big vise ...and it still took 5 swings before it came apart like a projectile

 

Best thing is a press, call a few machine shops and see if they will help you out. It also looks like you have buggered up the threads and mushroomed the end of the shaft. Keep after it like that and you will be looking for a replacement.

 

OK, fueled with breakfast and more importantly coffee, it's back to the garage. Looks like some of the MMO has seeped down in. Acknowledge caution on the threads, they're still fine for now. Will either put the nut back on to protect or cover with a socket.

iRideMTB, I didn't realize that was a dust cover. Will attempt to grab in there. Thanks.

 

Came off just fine with the puller this morning. Started carefully by the ears of the yoke, and then had room over top of the dust cover. Came off with very little effort after the MMO bath. Getting her cleaned/greased up now for the new washers/nut/bearing.

 

before I go too far and ruin something...

So on the install, considering the yoke was on so tight, I'm assuming I need to carefully beat the new one in until I can get the nut on and then run through the torque sequence? One of these days I'll buy a press.

 

I believe that is how I read people doing it. Let me do a little research.

 

OP
From the IEDLS Thread:

 

Thanks. Have wood and hammer-time to get to work.

and I agree with the above mention of a ball joint press over the c-clamp/vise/socket game for u-joints. I grabbed a clearance one from harbor freight years ago. So much easier.

 

a little late but:
https://www.apexinds.com/tools/M40060.html

There are cheaper generic versions as well

 

strmtrooper1, Oh those are sweet. I'll grab one for my next life.

Got it all together, torqued twice, blue loctited, and staked. Now to do all three u-joints while I have it apart and add a grease fitting to the slip yoke. The slip yoke annoyed the heck out of me chasing why it felt like I was riding a wagon with square wheels-greased it and it fixed itself.

Thanks for the advice and pointers all!

 

What size socket did you use to get the bearing nut off?

 

24mm

 

Glad you got it worked out. I know the feeling of and then finally when it all works out.
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