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Directions for U-Joint Replacement

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Anyone know of any decent directions on the web? I searched and couldnt find anthing on stanget....I am doin them in the am and am not so sure of the how the snap rings and pliers work...sounds stupid
 
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GTtopLESS said:
Anyone know of any decent directions on the web? I searched and couldnt find anthing on stanget....I am doin them in the am and am not so sure of the how the snap rings and pliers work...sounds stupid
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snap rings are round tension steel rings/clips with a split at one spot at each end of the split is a small hole. snap ring pliers look similiar to needle nose pliers but simply have small studs on the end which fit in the holes on the snap rings. you insert the ends of pliers into the holes on the clips and squeeze the clips together this will dislodge the clips from the grooves on the yolk they are in.

heres a quick google link I found. it 4x4 related but the procedure is nearly universal.
Pirate4x4.Com - Installing a Ujoint
 

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It's not too hard...once you get the snap ring pliers and see how they work it is a snap (pun intended).
You also may want to get a vise to hold things in place. It's tricky to install the yokes when the joint keeps sliding out while trying to do the other side.
 
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