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Trying to remove my U joint. Bearings do not want to come out even with a hydraulic press. What to do?
I took the 2 clips off already btw.
Posted on: 4/20 19:35
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Thanks Bob.
I was able to make excellent progress yesterday: - I got both the rear brakes done and installed. The E brake is installed and properly adjusted. I followed the steps in the manual to a tee and it gave a very good result. As a side note, when I bought this car, the E-brake was stuck for no apparent reason. In servicing the system I couldn't find why this was, thought I think they were just adjusted completely wrong, though why the rear wheels could still spin I don't know. Note: I'll still need to disconnect the mounting plates when I service the rear axle. - I removed the driveshaft and re-lubed the ball and trunion joint with wheel bearing grease. I did notice a good amount of pitting, but the mating surfaces on the joint were still good, so I just threw it back together. Could be worse for 93k miles and sitting for 30 years. Is this a sufficient amount of grease to use? Packard warns against over lubricating the joint. I did pack the needle bearings and other parts individually. BTW, I'll probably get some Gummi Pflege to revive the boot a bit. Fortunately it seems in good shape otherwise. - I checked the #1 main bearing and #3 rod bearing tolerances with Plastigage and they were at 2.2 and 1.7 thou respectively; spec is 0.5 to 2.5. So a bit worn, but good enough to ride with 😎 (Picture shows main bearing) - Also bought some gas tank vent hose. Having a hard time re-attaching it. Any good way to get it a bit more stretchy and help it on the tank? Attach file: 20240420_210010.jpg (3,171.30 KB) 20240420_210058.jpg (6,552.91 KB) 20240420_212046.jpg (6,569.95 KB) 20240420_215443.jpg (4,809.54 KB)
Posted on: 4/21 8:11
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I got the rear U joint disassembled yesterday. I had to use a wrench and hammer combo to bang out one side. Literally took probably 100 hits or more. But then I could just press out the other side. Unfortunately the U joint is a bit messed up as shown in the photo. Not sure if this is from the effort it took to remove it or if it happened on the road 30+ years ago (note the metal shavings that collected in the center, so I am thinking the latter). It still spins over okay so I just repacked it and stuck it back in, but I plan to replace it before too long.
I tested the tolerance on all the main bearings except #5 and they were all 1.9-2.2 thou. I removed all the pistons; the #2 cylinder looks a bit “ruff” so I think I want to hone them and install new rings. In the meantime I can de-gunk the pistons. Attach file: DE79BAD8-519A-4785-86A0-27FC7FEE6516.jpeg (405.37 KB) 5837573F-C72F-4554-AD28-D82A9681E723.jpeg (384.32 KB) ED28F154-BC86-487F-B89B-8719CDBF1570.jpeg (670.86 KB) F9826AE0-1EFC-41C3-B5B1-CA27DA73399F.jpeg (674.63 KB)
Posted on: 4/22 9:41
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Also, here is how I removed my vibration damper. First, remove the bolt and washer then screw the bolt back in about half way. Get a deep well 1-1/16 socket and, very important, fill it almost all the way up with washers. For me, 3/16 washers happened to have the right OD. Then just press with the C-clamps.
Eventually once it’s mostly out, flip the socket around and loosen the bolt to be only about 1/4 threaded. This will give the reach necessary. Even more than that and you can tap LIGHTLY with a dead blow on alternating sides to bump it out. Attach file: CE09505F-BC20-47E8-BD73-DD8CAA8EB785.jpeg (481.51 KB) 35372281-AACD-402A-B165-671470C067D1.jpeg (462.82 KB)
Posted on: 4/22 13:21
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Spray the inside of the hose with brakleen, it will slide on.
Posted on: 4/22 19:08
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hph
See the 6 part Weber State presentation on universal joints. https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=weber+state+university+universal+joint+repair&mid=867BFD15D883D1662255867BFD15D883D1662255&FORM=VIRE Edit: Sorry that link didn't work . . . seems it goes to a Weber Grill site. A search for the text "weber state university universal joint repair" works. dp
Posted on: 4/22 20:44
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Quote:
Looks like this is it https://youtu.be/v0RZVQQVMZs?si=I9EBQDr0yp3G-MkQ
Posted on: 4/23 9:59
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