G*$(#mn Centering Ball

SGaynor · Oct 31, 2008

Any suggestions on how to get the centering ball out of the front drive shaft? Just go rent the slide hammer? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

BTW, the DPQ u-joints at Advance Auto have gone down in price - now $11.99 ea.

hevkev · Nov 1, 2008

This may help.

http://www.discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32881

rovercanus · Nov 1, 2008

SGaynor said:
Any suggestions on how to get the centering ball out of the front drive shaft? Just go rent the slide hammer? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

BTW, the DPQ u-joints at Advance Auto have gone down in price - now $11.99 ea.

I just turned the ball sideways and popped it out with an alignment tool. Some of them suck to get out, some don't.
If you get a slide hammer, buy it don't rent it. It's a handy tool to have.

BTALBERT · Nov 1, 2008

had to cut mine out

SGaynor · Nov 1, 2008

Well, finally got it out. Bought a small prybar at Home Depot, hammered it in the ball (breaking part of the edge of it), and pried it out. The race was a PITA; had to nearly chisel it out.

FYI, the centering ball kit from Autozone is listed as a u-joint in their computer (even has a u-joint pic on the box), but use the part number and good to go. Centering ball was $29.99; PDQ ujoints were $11.99. - Thanks Antichrist for the PNs.

Rovercanus - This morning I decided I would just buy the slide hammer. I went to 5 different autoparts stores; couldn't find a smallish slide hammer. All were these massive things.:banghead:

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