wrote:
Hey,

Started putting a new u joint into that yoke and shaft and ran into a
proplem. I got one "cup" in but when I tried to put the opposite cup in
it wont go on straight and I have a terrible time. I am afraid this
might mean the hole is out of round or something but not sure. Is there
a way to get this in?

What is the best way to install a u joint?

Heh, I just did mine last week. Best way I found to start them was to tap
them lightly around the cap circumference with a hammer. When I tried other
ways (using the vise or the nifty u-joint press I got from HF) they would
bind up by not being aligned axially with the hole.

By tapping them lightly with the hammer "around the horn", they found their
way in without much effort at all. When they got inside of the yoke, then I
used the press tool to push them in enough to get the circle clips in place.

That was last week; this weekend I get to try and remove frozen bleeder
screws from my disc brake calipers; oh lucky me!

Jon