Innovative Universal Joint Replacement Redefining Joint Health

I managed to replace the drive shaft assembly myself and saved $800 to boot. It's all assembled and pre-balanced. I decided to tackle it myself and take a few photos in the process. I used only hand tools that I had to show how to replace these without any fancy tools so ... Step 15: Check the installation. Rotate the drive shaft several time to make sure the joint does not bind. Rotate it in both directions. When the DS is out of the truck remove the c-clips that are holding the u-joints in place. There are three main ways to get the old joints out. U-joints aren't bad with a press (even a harbor freight one). With experience you can press out the and and replace with new in less than an hour. Take the U-joint and push it as far upwards in the yoke as possible, put the cap over the U-joint end and gently tap it into place with the ball peen hammer. The rear driveshaft would be removed, rebuilt at a driveline service shop. Dana Spicer joints or Neapco. I run Neapco (non-serviceable) on my Jeep without one ... First I will say that I'm no expert on replacing U-joints. I read enough posts suggesting that it was possible to do it on the vehicle that ... you can buy those replacement u-joints at dealer for that shaft. a non-service-able shaft has the u-joint that are secured by a press. the press ... Don't worry about it. Just swap your ujoints and put the shaft back on. Before you remove the shaft, take a piece of chalk and mark where the ...