Outer Limits 4x4 Board

never had to change one before, i got the cir clips off, but thats as far as i got!

how do i get the bearing caps out? the w/shop manual shows a special service tool but there has to be an easy way.

its a cruiser

get a socke that fits the exact size of the cap and belt the living shit of of the socket to either the cap breaks apart of it pushed all the way in and pop the cap on the other side out
then do the same fo the other side

A vice is handy. But yes, as was stated, get a socket that sits just inside the lip, and a decent hammer, and start beating the living snot out of it. It will either shatter, or start pushing out the other side.

i tried all that, then cut the shit of a thing out with an angle grinder.
the disc didn't touch anything that wasn't replaced.

The best bit is installing the new unijoint.Fit one cap in with center piece in place.In a perfect world gently tap oppisite cap on .Reality and the real world, a fair chance that one of the needle rollers will dislodge wilst the cap is being tapped on,This will only be dettected when the cap will not go all the way in to allow the cir clip on.Now all you need to do is remove the cap that has been almost all the way on with out stuffing it.This may accur several times with more than one cap.This can be the beginning of that love- hate relationship that people speak of when owning a 4wd.
Cheers

stoo2 wrote:i tried all that, then cut the shit of a thing out with an angle grinder.
the disc didn't touch anything that wasn't replaced.

Yep, easiest by far i reckon

A better way than Dynas advice above, is to use the same socket and a vice to reinstall. Use the socket to push the cap into the tailshaft. This generally doesnt dislodge the needle bearings. It also helps to grease the outside of the end caps where they go into the shaft.

thanks guys, thought that might be the answer.