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Re: Dumb owner's U-joint replacement

To: Scott Fisher <sefisher@cisco.com>
Subject: Re: Dumb owner's U-joint replacement
From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 01:40:04 -0500
 Naw Scott,

  'Vatcha do is stick a screwdriver thru the U joint and hold the shaft
with that whilst pulling on the wrench.

  CR

Scott Fisher wrote:
> 
> Bill Saidel asks about rotating the driveshaft from beneath.
> 
> You've got it exactly right, Bill, except it isn't forcing it.  There's
> one additional trick that you haven't thought of:
> 
> If you put the car in neutral, it means you need to hold the driveshaft
> with one hand, the wrench you've got on the U-joint nut with the other,
> and the wrench you've got on the U-joint bolt head to keep it from
> turning with... you get the idea.
> 
>

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