Woods Equipment RDC54 - Manual (Page 27)

Dealer Service 25
MAN0260 (8/6/2004)
UNIVERSAL JOINT REPAIR
Figure 17. U-Joint Exploded View
U-Joint Disassembly
1. Remove external snap rings from yokes in four
locations as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18
2. With snap rings removed, support drive in vise,
hold yoke in hand and tap on yoke to drive cup up
out of yoke. See Figure 19.
3. Clamp cup in vise as shown in Figure 20 and tap
on yoke to completely remove cup from yoke.
Repeat Step 2 & Step 3 for opposite cup.
4. Place universal cross in vise as shown in Figure 21
and tap on yoke to remove cup. Repeat Step 3 for
final removal. Drive remaining cup out with a drift
and hammer.
Figure 19
Figure 20
Figure 21
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CD1645A
1. Yoke
2. Cup and bearings
3. Snap ring
4. Journal cross
CD1385A
CD1386
CD1387
CD1388