Friday, June 3, 2011

How do you change staked in u-joints?

I have a 97 GMC Sonoma with staked in U-joints.How do I rebuild the drive shaft?I don%26#039;t have $350.00 to replace the whole shaft.|||Most of the older cars with staked u-joints were actually held in with plastic that was injected in. Could heat these with a torch and melt it out or have used a press.Might have to use a press either way. New u-joints came with locking rings that held the joints in.


Have not worked on these later models, may or may not be the same.


Hope this helps some.