Gene
climber
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Dec 10, 2012 - 02:39pm PT
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Stupid American U-joints, huh Werner?
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Dec 10, 2012 - 02:42pm PT
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I think stacked sockets and a big vice work better than pounding out.
When they are that hard to get out I have found getting them lined up properly while starting in the new ones to be the hardest part.....
Good luck!
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2012 - 02:58pm PT
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well,,,(sigh) i finally discovered the problem...There are SOME FACTORY u joints that were installed with BOTH the nylon and LOCK RINGS...dooohhhhhhhh!
Yes i was pounding against those lock rings hidden in the inside of the ears of the drive shaft...Felt pretty stooopud when i found that out... Bingo bongo and they are done ...
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 10, 2012 - 03:00pm PT
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Stupid fuking Americans !!!!!!!
:-) :-)
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2012 - 03:00pm PT
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NO CHYT!!!!;-)
i even looked on line- and NONE of the vids and directions noted that sometimes they had BOTH ...Yup,, stoopid Americans!
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Gene
climber
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Dec 10, 2012 - 03:00pm PT
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LOL!!!!!!!!!
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 10, 2012 - 03:03pm PT
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Yeah Ron
Don'tcha hate sh!t like this.
I'm guilty of doing stupid sh!t like this too.
Glad ya figgered it out, for your sake .....
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Dec 10, 2012 - 03:04pm PT
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Seriously?
Hope you didn't damage them.........
Time to buy some prescription glasses :-)
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2012 - 03:23pm PT
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hehehe,, yes it makes one feel rather inept when you KNOW about lock rings..But i had never replaced the factory jobs before, and all my books say they have JUST the nylon locks which i burnt out- squirted out the ports just like in the movies, so i "had it"....KNOTT! And yes, i should have used the STRONGER glasses i have..;-) I wont make that mistake again..
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Dec 10, 2012 - 03:43pm PT
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Pounding? Don't you have a cir-clip removal tool? You can file down a pair of needle nose pliers and make one, or buy a dedicated unit specifically built for cir-clip removal. The ends of the cir-clip removal tool have tiny points that fit into the little holes in the cir-clips. You squeeze them tighter than the circumference of the u-joint, and they just come out like that.
Oh! I see now that you already got them off. Good job! At least you didn't have to do it on the side of the road in Wyoming at 10 below in a snow storm. That would get you motivated.
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crock
Trad climber
The Windiest Mountain, Wyoming
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Dec 10, 2012 - 05:32pm PT
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Been there, done that. But to add insult to injury, a skunk squirted the underside of the car a few minutes before.
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