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Front Drive Shaft

06-15-2003, 09:15 PM

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Matt S

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Front Drive Shaft

I'm looking for some technical advice. I need to rebuild the front drive shaft. However, I can't get the old universals out of the CV joint at the transfer case connection. I've only heard of others getting theirs rebuilt and no one actually doing it themselves. Does anyone know how to get them out? I don't have the special tool kit and I couldn't seem to locate one on the web. It appears that the caps are held in by something. I thought it was some sort of pin but after breaking 3 punches, I figured that I would stop and look for some knowledge that has so far eluded the tech manual and me.

Thanks.

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