U Joints

[Justin]

Is there anything tricky or special about replacing the driveshaft joins? My driveshaft is clanking pretty hard when i accel/decel so I'm pretty sure the joins are shot...

Is replacing 'em as simple as any other car?

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Justin: You may have to get the torch out to heat the u joints to pop the 10+ year caps out, but other than that IIRC the joints are like every other car or truck.

 

[Allan_MA70]

a press / big vice is perferable to heat

 

[mattonedime]

Sorry man the stock U-Joints are not servicable.. Only a driveline shop can change them out for you.

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Mattonedime: Thanks for clearing that up. I have seen on my supras over the years drivelines with serviceable joints and factory ones. I guess it depends in Justins case if some one has already been in there and torn it apart.

 

[Asterix]

The service manual tell you how to replace them. http://www.cygnusx1.net/supra/library/TSRM/pr/PR_05.html

Whatever you do, don't beat them out with a hammer like I did. If you have a puller that fits, it's not hard, though I'm sure a shop can do it for not much money.

Check for play in your transmission's output shaft bearing. Mine got quite loose and sounded a lot like dead u-joints.

Asterix

 

[Allan_MA70]

some supras have serviceable joints some dont depends on who was supplying the tailshafts that month!