U-Joints in an Aluminum Driveshaft.

[jabba]

Wow. I had a squeaky u-joint sunday and figured I'd get 'er changed. Bought the parts and took out the drive shaft.

Hunted all over and found the torch. Heated the yolks up and got the nylon stuff that GM uses on the stock u-joints to squirt out. ANd commenced to hammering.

No way No HOW were those things comingo out. And not even the ones in the aluminum shaft either... even the ones in the steel yolk would not budge.

Finally, I had to send it to work with a bud on Monday to send it off to a rack and axle company to change the joints for me.

Cost me $115!! What a load.

What happened to the days when you could do your own wrenching?

Jeezsh!

Jabba

[bounce]

There gone as is the $2000.00 new car & truck

[jimiowa]

Wow I never had an aluminum driveshaft but have changed a lot of u joints.
Best luck I had was with a massive vice, putting an oversize socket on one side and a socket just smaller than the opening in the yoke and pressing them out.
I have seen some that required some judicious bashing to get started, but that always worked.

[Purebred Redneck]

It's a conspiracy jabba

They make the parts so hard to get off, you just want to take it to the GM (or whatever make) shop and let them do it.
Or you can do it yourself, but you have to buy a special tool.