[marcman]

hey people my uni's need replacing and I've never change uni's on a zookie before anything i need to know? oh yeah it's an 87 sierra any help would be great cheers marc

[steak_knife]

marcman wrote:

hey people my uni's need replacing and I've never change uni's on a zookie before anything i need to know? oh yeah it's an 87 sierra any help would be great cheers marc

You have change em before?? On other cars??

If yes, same same..

enjoy!! I hate uni joint's

[foolsp33d]

IIRC 87 will be External clips.. fwiw..

be sure to take your OLD uni with you so ya get the correct ones..

[lump_a_charcoal]

Get the ones with grease nipples on them too.

[31zook]

i knock out a uni in about 20min's.... ill do a write up on day....

[shep]

lump_a_charcoal wrote:

Get the ones with grease nipples on them too.

TOYO RUJ-1783

[neofitou]

My unis have had to much vodka..

Some thing tells me maybe I have too and should stay out of the tech chat section.

[mika]

shep wrote:

lump_a_charcoal wrote:

Get the ones with grease nipples on them too.

TOYO RUJ-1783

I have replaced several uni joints and found the outside of the caps (the top part that where the c-clips go) to get covered in surface rust with the Toyo's. Have not seen this happen to Koyo or Hardy Spicer uni's. Probably still very good uni's but i hate the sight of rust.

[shep]

mine gets driven through salt water a few times a week and i have no issue with rust.

[marcman]

i have not changed uni's before. i normally just go to the wreckers and get another tail shaft but i'm feeling a bit adventurous and thought i'd give it a go so yeah, will let you's know how i go i'll probably fail but shit happens cheer marc

[lordfury007]

marcman wrote:

i have not changed uni's before. i normally just go to the wreckers and get another tail shaft but i'm feeling a bit adventurous and thought i'd give it a go so yeah, will let you's know how i go i'll probably fail but shit happens cheer marc

They can be a little hard to get out, if you don't have a press, then you can use two sockets (one slightly larger than the uni joint cap, and one slightly smaller). Put the larger one underneath and the smaller one on top of the uni joint, then hit it with a hammer, pushing the uni joint into the larger socket.

I found putting the new one in was easier than taking the old one out, just make sure you dont knock any of the bearings over inside the caps when you're installing the new ones.

If you're doing a two peice shaft, when you put it back together make sure you align the spline correctly again. (mark it with something before you pull it apart)

[marcman]

sweet! thanks for the help everyone. will have a crack this weekend