Restoring Range of Motion Universal Joint Replacement for Active Lifestyles

New video tutorial detailing the replacement of U-Joints on a 240 with a 2" drive shaft. That indicates worn bores or (less likely) mis sized U-joint caps. If caps slide in by hand, you should think about replacing that driveshaft ... An upgrade path would be to replace the driveshafts with heavier duty units that utilize u-joints, particularly a one piece driveshaft in the rear. Apparently there is sometimes a little shoulder inside of the yoke that precludes the snap rings from seating fully. A little whiz with an air ... I found the U-joint that is the replacement for the "un-replaceable" one that has forced people to buy a new driveshaft assembly. The replacement joints will have snap-rings on the inside of the joints to hold them in place. I will attempt to press mine out, and then see if ... That video is pretty much how it's done - using a socket that matched the ujoint diameter a hammer and a big c-clamp. Some will have inner or out clips holding ... 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. On oil cooled bikes there is a c-clip at front on transmission output shaft, no clip on rear as it will float on final drive although there is very little ... First remove the driveshaft by unbolting the u-bolts from the pinion yoke. There is 4 bolts. next pull out the axle and chances are the u-joint will fall out ...