[TR] U-Joint Removal

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Avoiding damage to the yoke is the reason the hammer method is the preferred technique.
Pressing a stubborn hardy-spicer out with a vice, or drifting it out using a socket, can put damaging stress on the arms of the yoke.

Brian

> Message: 4 
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:38:47 -0500 
> From: "Nolan" 
> Subject: Re: [TR] U-Joint Removal 
> Huh, I watched him do it with almost dainty raps with a small hammer. 
> 
> BFH's and presses do have the nasty habit of bending things. Many a part 
> gets accidentally mangled beyond use by a press.