03-27-2004, 08:53 PM
When installing u-joints, after you install the first two cap's, check to see that the joint rotates freely. New Joint's should NOT be stiff to turn. If you feel some binding, hold the new u-joint ( or yoke ) in your hand (shaft NOT in a vise) and, by using a ballpeen hammer, hit the yoke between the cap and the weld. Be VERY careful here, as you don't want to distort the bore for the cap, and you don't want to hit the weld on the shaft. Check the others as you assemble them. A few hits in the right area will 'set' the cap's and you'll have a longer lasting and vibration free joint.
You'll know when it's right when you can move the joint with 'baby finger' pressure. Don't forget to grease it when your done, as the grease(?) it's shipped with, is just that, Shipping lube.
You'll know when it's right when you can move the joint with 'baby finger' pressure. Don't forget to grease it when your done, as the grease(?) it's shipped with, is just that, Shipping lube.