[foolishme83]

Hi Guys

I'm about to change my uni joints. I've read up a bit and I'm planning on using some sockets and a hammer. I don't really want to buy a press and don't have a welder to make a press either. Are there any tricks to doing them or is it simply bash em out and bash the new ones in?.

Cheers

[Brenno]

Got a big vice? That's the easiest way without a press.

[foolishme83]

How big a vice do you mean?

[Gwagensteve]

About 6". Big enough to fit the uni in with sockets lined up to use as a press.

I have a 6" vice but prefer to use a mash hammer. I reckon I get a better feel go how they are going in with a hammer.

I've changed countless unis trackside with hammers, sockets and rocks as workbenches. It's not hard.

Steve.

[jono165]

I have a press but for uni joints its much easier/quicker to just use a hammer, couple of blocks of whatever it lying around and a socket. Even the factory manual used a hammer.

Just be careful getting them started to not dislodge the needle rollers inside.

[Gwagensteve]

X2.

Steve

[Teracis]

I've used a hammer and sockets heaps of times, I've trashed 3 doing it that way, used the bench vice at work last time and it was much easier.
Just be very careful of the rollers

[foolishme83]

Thanks Guys. I've got 6 to do lol so I'll try the hammer and the vice On another note to change the input bearing on my transfer case do I need a press or a puller or does it just slide off?

[Blakey]

foolishme83 wrote:

Thanks Guys. I've got 6 to do lol so I'll try the hammer and the vice On another note to change the input bearing on my transfer case do I need a press or a puller or does it just slide off?

press or puller would be best. its a bit hard to hammer a bearing off. it should be easy to get out of the case but off the shaft it will be press or puller to get it off.

[losfer]

why would you want to pull your transfer apart to change the front input bearing ? its usually the lay shaft that wears , and if the input bearing is shagged then you may as well replace all the ball rollers in there and check the main shaft where the 2 big needle rollers go to make sure it isnt fucked.

[Blakey]

I'm guessing the input bearing can wear easy if the case is improperly shimmed as the input shaft usually needs shims or it had in/out movement. Meaning the outer race of the bearing is loose in the housing. Buy usually to save yourself pulling it apart twice do a full rebuild on your transfer only takes a day to do if you have a press. And have never rebuilt a case before.

[foolishme83]

Thanks for everyone's input. I learn so much from AZ