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Refurbishing the half shafts

Posted: 10/2/07 3:35am Message 11 of 13
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Naples, FL - USA
Joined: 2/26/2005
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Vette(s): 1976 coupe with a custom body and a 396 big block with nitrous installed. Runs great!!
Wherever you get them try to get Spicer u-joints and Timken Wheel bearings. They are the best. Napa is a quality store (at least around here). Auto Zone aint to bad either.custom762007-10-02 03:38:28


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Refurbishing the half shafts

Posted: 11/10/07 12:05pm Message 12 of 13
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i have changed several side shaft u-joint and on c-3 cars the 1 thing i have noticed is to be quite careful of not bending the outside yoke with the press what i do sound hard but works great i put the outside yoke back on the spindle for the wheel and then it has some mounting to stiffen the yoke for instalation works good for me i have been thinking about finding an old spindle and using it for a stand


Refurbishing the half shafts

Posted: 11/10/07 1:30pm Message 13 of 13
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Yelm, WA - USA
Joined: 7/12/2007
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Vette(s): 1979 L82 4 speed Scat 383 crank 190 cc Procomp Aluminum Heads 202 160 stainless valves GM Powder metal rods Speedpro H860CP Hypereutectic pistons 280 cam hydralic HEI Pro comp 1.6 roller rockers Mighty Demon 750 Sanderson CC1AP Hedders.

No thats good! The flange that bolts to the wheel is pretty easy to bend. I had a ball joint press and I bent one like it was cool. I've always used C-clamps to press U-joints in the past so I went back to that method. That way it's a little harder to bend anything, unless your a big gorrilla like me.




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