U-Joint rebuild
 

Any body out there who knows how to get the spring keepers out to take a u-joint apart.

Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

Can you post a picture of what you have?


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Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

I use a dremel tool cutoff wheel to cut the keeper in half. the new kit comes with new keepers.

Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

You have to release the tension from the spring. Mount the U-joint securely in a vice and place a chisel over the center of the spring clip and give it a solid rap with a hammer. The spring clip should relax a bit, allowing you to prise it out with a sharp screwdriver or pull it out with pliers.

Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

Thanks. I was trying to save the keepers, but that is a good idea

Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

I made new keepers from the wire of a coat hangar. The u-joint with my homemade keepers is in my Victoria and that joint has been to 70 MPH once.

Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

what is the best way to get the c clips in ?

Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

I use a sharp scribe and work it in between the clip and the cup grove.

Re: U-Joint rebuild
 

I tap them in with a 4 ounce ball peen hammer.