This on a D44 front axleshaft; 5-297X u-joints.  First you must remove the inner snap ring - it can ...
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This on a D44 front axleshaft; 5-297X u-joints. First you must remove the inner snap ring - it can ...
I much prefer to use my ball joint press in my vise.  These go on sale at Harbor Freight for $30 and...
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I much prefer to use my ball joint press in my vise. These go on sale at Harbor Freight for $30 and...
Here I start pressing out one side once the clips are removed
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Here I start pressing out one side once the clips are removed
The other side of the press has a hole to accept the cap being pressed out
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The other side of the press has a hole to accept the cap being pressed out
Here one cap is now out and I've flipped the axle around to press the other one out
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Here one cap is now out and I've flipped the axle around to press the other one out
The disassembled product.  Note the needles in the caps which have fallen out of place.
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The disassembled product. Note the needles in the caps which have fallen out of place.
Stubborn joints will spit the ends of their caps like this as you press them out.  If necessary load...
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Stubborn joints will spit the ends of their caps like this as you press them out. If necessary load...
I built this receiver for the larger Dana 60 caps as the existing hole is too small
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I built this receiver for the larger Dana 60 caps as the existing hole is too small
U-joint press being used on a Dana 60 front axle with the larger receiver for the bigger caps
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U-joint press being used on a Dana 60 front axle with the larger receiver for the bigger caps