prop shaft help

[SII Josh]

howdy every one,

does any one here know the secret to removing the universal joint from the prop shaft? is there a special tool i need?

so far i have removed the cir clip and now i have come to a grinding halt :)


cheers for your help

[gromit]

I could spend ages trying to explain.....
Lots of tutorials on YouTube

Driveshaft 102 - Remove Universal Joints - YouTube



Colin

[SII Josh]

well thats beyond my work shop out fit, might just leave them in :)

but i do like the video, and boy does he move fast

[Homestar]

You don't have to use a puller like that if you don't have one. I just use a couple of sockets and a large hammer. Maybe not ideal, but I've been doing them like that for 20 years and never had an issue.

Like shown on the vid, on top use a socket that fits inside the bearing cap, and underneath use a large socket as a support that the cap will fit inside. Put the whole lot on a hard surface - like a concrete garage floor, then belt the top socket and drive them out that way.

Re assembly can be done the same way, but I use a large vice to get everything started and lined up square.

Clear as mud?:D

[debruiser]

I have the series II and IIA workshop manual - it says:

-remove circlips
-Hold the joint in the left hand with one of the splined sleeve(or shaft) yoke lugs uppermost and tap the radius of the yoke lightly with a soft-nosed hammer. The top bearing should then begin to emerge from teh yoke.
- turn the joint over and withdraw the bearing. Always remove the bearing downwards, to avoid dropping the needle rollers. It may be necessary to tap the bearing race from the inside with a small drift; in such cases, care should be taken to prevent damage to the bearing race.

- Repeat for other bearing.
- the splined sleeve/or shaft yoke can be now be removed.
- rest the flange yoke on a short piece of tubing of a suitable diameter (slightly larger than the bearing race) and drive out the two remaining bearings, using a brass drift.
- wash/inspect

then assemble.
the manual says to lightly tap it all together but I used a vice... it's slower and easier I think.

btw, i did it on a rickety old camp table with a vice just sitting on the table (not bolted down)