98' XJ Sport.. Another XJ Thread

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what no pictures of the custom set up and/or story of the headache of using the "easy" press method vs. the wood block? WEAK

I don't think I took any pictures of that.. :mrgreen: Nor do I think most people really care about the shadetree mechanics used on an XJ. :roll:

Alas, apparently the "best" way to remove and install ujoints is a press. HURRAY! UNCA KAAN has one of those. Well children, it's not..

I think we spent more time cursing over getting the socket lined up to punch out the u joint caps then we actually did any good. I would say "I" and not blame Kaan, may have gotten a little overzealous and ended up tweaking the "ears" of the axle shafts for the passenger side which did not let us properly install the first u joint. Yes, I said first.

That one came out with a sawzall.. :twisted: Well Kaan and I ultimately were able to remove that u joint, ever so slighly "massage" the bent axle shaft ear back to straight, clean up our burrs and mess and install new u joints.. using.. a scrap piece of ass shitty plywood roughly 4"x2" in dimensions.. I have deemed it the XJ u joint install tool and will forever no longer use a press when doing this installs.

It was painfully hilarious to watch myself and Kaan, with ease, tap in the new u joint caps and finish them on the press. It took us about 3 hours for what should be a 20 minute press job. Can you guess how long the driver side took?

20 minutes.

I fail. I weak. :dunno: