Re: [DML] Universal joint

[Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx>]

I was just fist-fighting my rack and pinion a few weeks ago... I'll also
admit that that u-joint on the rack was a pain to get off- not much room
to get any sort of leverage.. I unbolted the tightening bolt on the
joint, tried to spread it a bit with a screwdriver. I then stuffed a
flat head inside the lower U on the U-joint to push the rack's splined
shaft downward. That helped the movement a bit. After a half hour I
think I just started yanking on the old rack and hitting it with various
objects I could find- you know, mitre saw, 5-lb hammer. I can't recall
exactly. Maybe the beer or maybe I'm just trying to block it out of my
mind. It does come off, but certainly with a bit of force.. good luck.

1537


On Sat, 25 Aug 2001 15:27:47 +0100 "Paul Salsbury"
<paul.salsbury@xxxx> writes:
> Last resort, the news group
> 
> I've undone nuts and bolts , I've pushed and pulled, rocked and 
> rolled and removed 1 knuckle, But NO that univerasal joint on the 
> steering rack won't "Slide up the pinion enough to release it" as 
> the manual says.
> 
> It slides easily up and down just not far enough to get it of.