Can a drive shaft be removed without an U-joint?
If your driveshaft does not have this type of end, move to the next step to see how to remove it. The other end of your drive shaft may look like this. If it does, you can remove it by removing the two bolts the hold the two halves of the u-joint together. The drive shaft will drop easily once this is removed.
How do you remove a John Deere Drive Shaft?
The front of the driveshaft will be clear of the Engine splines. Push the front of the driveshaft upward to clear the engine splines then push forward. Now the rear of the driveshaft will drop down and the shaft can be extracted by moving rearward. Now time to change out the u-joints. I used a cheap hydraulic press.
How do you remove a U-joint from a car?
To remove the snap rings, squeeze the ends together with pliers or a special removal tool. They should come out easily. If they have become corroded, you may need to soak the u-joint with some penetrant. With the driveshaft out of the car or truck, the next step is to remove the joint and its bearings.
Where do you take the driveshaft out of a car?
There are usually 4 nuts or bolts at the rear where the driveshaft attaches to the differential. Take these off next. Step 4: Remove driveshaft. After removing these fasteners the driveshaft can be pushed forward, brought down and then pulled out of the transmission.
If your driveshaft does not have this type of end, move to the next step to see how to remove it. The other end of your drive shaft may look like this. If it does, you can remove it by removing the two bolts the hold the two halves of the u-joint together. The drive shaft will drop easily once this is removed.
The front of the driveshaft will be clear of the Engine splines. Push the front of the driveshaft upward to clear the engine splines then push forward. Now the rear of the driveshaft will drop down and the shaft can be extracted by moving rearward. Now time to change out the u-joints. I used a cheap hydraulic press.
To remove the snap rings, squeeze the ends together with pliers or a special removal tool. They should come out easily. If they have become corroded, you may need to soak the u-joint with some penetrant. With the driveshaft out of the car or truck, the next step is to remove the joint and its bearings.
There are usually 4 nuts or bolts at the rear where the driveshaft attaches to the differential. Take these off next. Step 4: Remove driveshaft. After removing these fasteners the driveshaft can be pushed forward, brought down and then pulled out of the transmission.