Re: [FWDLK] Ball and Trunnion

[Jim Carpenter <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Neil, You need the big press to get that pin out and back in.  The pin
also must be perfectly centered when pressed in or your drive shaft will not
spin true and be a source of vibration.  It takes some care to get the pin
centered.  A shop manual would be advisable if you are wondering how these
u-joints are serviced.


Jim Carpenter


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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Ball and Trunnion

I asked my trannie guy how he removed the 'pin', last year, when he O/H'ed
Horrie's trannie, and also replaced the rubber boot and serviced the 
entire trunion joint
assembly.

He seemed to recall that he merely put the pin into a vise
and tapped the ball-head-housing so that it freed up, relative to the 
pin's attachment to it.

At any rate, the simple procedure worked; no 20-ton press required.


Neil Vedder




Ron Waters wrote:
> Hey Gang -
>  
> I pulled my 59 Dodge's driveshaft out of storage and decided that I 
> wanted to rebuild the ball and trunnion (front) U-Joint. What tool 
> should I use to remove the pin from the ball head ? Any 'gotchas' in 
> disassembling the body ? Also, I may want to replace the boot, even 
> though mine looks pretty good, with no cracks or tears. Where can you 
> get the correct boot without paying a fortune ?
>  
> BTW, I'm keeping the B&T setup. I know some have gone to cross-type 
> joints front and rear, which I'm not interested in doing.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Ron
>
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