GM Nylon Injection U-Joint Replacement

In this video I bring you along as I swap out the rear u-joint on a 2005 Chevy Suburban that still has the factory nylon injected u-joint. According to service data you are supposed to press these lil guys out. I have been using the heat method for about 25 years with no issues. You use your discretion when doing yours and always follow service data.
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[@davide.s.9880]

Could you write the name of that U-joint you recommend down here in comments. I'm not picking up on the name.

[@CODEE1]

@@davide.s.9880 spicer ujoint

[@SouthMainAuto]

@@davide.s.9880 Spicer spicerparts.com/parts/driveshaft/automotive/spicer-light-vehicle-u-joints

[@kylefowler5082]

Do you have a link on that grease gun adapter you used, I have greasable U-joints on my Tahoe and hate using the "needle" style, would love to try what you used.

[@kylefowler5082]

Did some research and I believe I found the adapter myself looks like a Lock N Lube Recessed Fitting Adapter SKU: LNL128

[@peterhodgkins6985]

I've been putting U Joints in vehicles for more than 50 years. And yet here I sit watching (and enjoying) the guy on KZbin putting in U Joints! Eric's the best...

[@superrodder2002]

Same here, apprenticed in the late 70s

[@JOHNSUE28]

Been in the smoke-wrenching Auto Repair business for 44 years. I love to watch Eric Bang and Burn. Great Job!

[@beryllium1932]

Bird chirp noise made me think of the story from 40 years ago about the Cadillac with undiagnosable noise problems. Finally using a cutting torch as the preferred tool, the mechanic found a soda bottle in a box beam. It had a note from a disgruntled assembler: "Betcha had a hard time finding *this* one."

[@BigHermAZ]

Always nice when the mechanic tells the customer what the vehicle needs to fix an issue, and then the customer give the OK to actually help take care of the problem. Why people bring a vehicle in only to try and "cheap" around the actual fix is beyond me. Just never made sense to me. Nice job!

[@russellstephan6844]

Well, sometimes, the shop is a rip-off. My mother in Las Vegas (2,000 miles away from me) took her Equinox to a Pep Boys due to a cam timing solenoid code. I told her, "Avoid the dealer. It's a simple job that should take about twenty minutes if the mechanic is blind and missing an arm." She was quoted $575 in labor... Needless to say, I ripped the service write a new one over the phone. I then proceeded to drive for three days to Las Vegas to do the job for her. I go, "Mom, stand right here and watch how simple this job is." After the ten minute swap of both intake and exhaust, she goes, "Is that all there is to it? Boy, some people are just thieves."

[@michaelmathews295]

I remember going on a field trip when I was in Vo-Tech school for auto mechanics in 1975 or 1976 to a company that specialized in U-joint work. They pointed out holes in their ceiling from the plastic retained caps would blow out when they heated them up to remove them. I think they were just recently introduced by GM on the constant velocity type driveshafts.

[@stevea6722]

My 1996 GMC Yukon had the plastic retained journal caps.

[@richb.4374]

I had the displeasure of replacing constant velocity U joints on some of the old classic barges of the 70's. I hated those things. lol

[@dand3975]

@@stevea6722 1975 Camaro had that style bearing cap retainer and straps, I bent the straps and the driveshaft spit out of the yoke. I would have preferred GM used the "U"bolt type retainers like Ford and Chrysler used.

[@mazomopar2156]

Did anybody else blow on the screen to get rid of the smoke 😮

[@deanmckee1385]

​@@mazomopar2156 no I walked away couldn't stand the smell, thanks that made me laugh

[@mbazzy123]

Lawnmower man didn't miss his time to invade the video !

[@jsrustad]

This brings back memories. Back in the '70s I worked in my dad's service station. We always used a vice and a couple of sockets to press u-joints out, including on GM's nylon injected ones. They were always stubborn but would let go. I expected to hear the classic "front is back and back is front", but then I noticed the zerks were in the middle on your parts.

[@bobber5534]

Same here. I worked in a fleet repair shop, and those nylon joint retainers were never an issue, and never heated them up. I don't know what the big deal is about people making a fuss over them.

[@MarzNet256]

Watching the torch cut through metal like it's butta never gets old.

[@greghamilton1638]

I press mine in with my bench vise. Taught that by an elderly mechanic when i wasjust starting in the mechanic field back in 1969. Done it that way ever since!

[@nicksimadis2086]

This is the way.

[@vehcor]

You greased that U-joint twice, the first and last time. 🤣

[@ShainAndrews]

Now you don't have any supporting evidence for that.... ;-)

[@SouthMainAuto]

@@ShainAndrews I support that as a true statement....

[@DonRRicks]

Scott, you have videos to edit!!! Whatcha doin dawdlin 😂😂 You are correct sir, most grease zertz(sp) are installed by the manufacturer in hopes the customer forgets them. Great video Eric O

[@jimclifford1241]

Always loads of wisdom, knowledge and smiles to be had from you Sir. This was no exception.

[@iaov]

Lots of fun again. Thanks Mr. O!!!

[@mmiller1188]

Spicer sealed ujoints always outlast any other greasable ujoint for me. Doesn't matter how often I grease them, they don't last as long as a Spicer sealed.

[@polarablues64]

I used to do tons of these back in the day when I was a mechanic up in Washington state. Always enjoyed taking the torch to these and watch them squeeze out the hole.

[@7ftwood498]

When I was a kid in the 70s I beat the bark off a driveshaft before my dad taught me about the plastic worm

[@dougkubash8673]

I was changing one years ago with the heat method and one of the caps shot out, hit the fluorescent light and busted both tubes! If there is a little grease left they will come flying out of the yoke! That Suburban looked very clean underneath.

[@dand3975]

A junk yard guy told me always drill 1/8 inch hole in the bearing cap of the u-joint, so when you cut the cross with a torch the pressure would be relieved and the cap wouldn't shoot out like a bullet.

[@throttlebottle5906]

yeah, they can eject forcefully if lots of grease and sealed well/rusted squeezed seal. you can drill a small hole in the caps first if worried, or just make sure you and nothing else is in line with their trajectory. 🤪

[@fixitallpaul4847]

Remove the zerk fitting first

[@flhTK-2012]

Back in the '70s & '80s we did a lot of these mostly off of Caddys and Buicks. We used a berzamatic torch and a brass hammer to drive 'em out. Hit them with a wire brush and some emory cloth inside the shaft once they were cooled down. We'd charge $20 a piece to put them in a removed shaft. It was only about 15 min work, but we'd tell em pick it up in 2 hrs.

[@boinger1988]

Plastic worm facial...lol! There's a phrase I've never heard before

[@braxtonnelson5375]

Back when I was a teenager, I knew a lady who owned an auto parts store, and she had an MGB as her "fun car". I would spend time at her store and would make deliveries and run errands for her, and she would let me drive the MGB. This little sports car was prone to u-joint failure to the point that she kept a spare u-joint and a pair of pliers in the car, and she would replace the joint on the side of the road!

[@rattmann36863]

Today's adventure is titled "Fun with Fire."

[@eugeneenslow8563]

At least GM had the sense to keep replaceable u-joints 👍

[@320iSTWEdition]

SKF is a top brand, they make the best automotive ball bearings on the planet, lasting hundreds of thousands of miles. Never had trouble with their stuff, from a car manufacturer or from aftermarket. As long as you don't buy a fake SKF part, you will never have any trouble with it.

[@wallingj68]

As much as I love Vic, I have to say that the real hero of the shop, other than Mr O, is the cart. Always there, ready to go, if not always within reach.

[@vwwrenchie314]

nothing makes my Friday better than watching Eric O. smoking a joint..Canada eh😎👍🇨🇦

[@scottgm321]

I remember the time I did this on my 77 El Camino. Used my plumbers torch and enjoyed watching that plastic ooze out until the heat in the bearing cup boiled the grease and it went BANG and knocked the wind out of me and scared the plastic out of me.

[@ronwade2206]

My best old friend just Loves 1963 Cadillacs... He ain't my best old friend no more! Same U-joints.

[@johndesaavedra1040]

Brings back memories from when all I owned was GM rear wheel drive cars and trucks. Chased many a worm from the u-joints with the torch.

[@onemoredeadman]

The gas torch episode of pimple poppers the way that oozed out😁

[@simonappleby4224]

Oh no ! I saw the blue trousers and gloves along with "joint replacement " on the thumb nail and for a minute thought that you were doing a terrible operation on Mrs O's arm. . . . Ha Ha, have a great weekend.

[@cokdnlokd1238]

Another GM wonderful idea just like the plastic timing gear. Yes they constantly prove that only Mr Goodwrench is qualified to work on your car.

[@thagerdorn2009]

Of course its easy with a big torch. But using a propane/map gas torch its a pain in the ass. I just did both driveshaft U-Joints on my 2000 GMC Jimmy Diamond Edition and i ended up getting an aluminum driveshaft from a 04 GMC Envoy Denali and then new u joints because the OG driveshaft was rusted so bad. But that nylon was a nightmare to get out and knocking the caps out was difficult. Just an FYI for anyone who doesnt have the big boy torch. Its not as easy as it looks. And ive been doing this for 14 years.

[@henrybucki7813]

if you have or had small kids i bet they loved you telling them a bed time story ,lots of fun to listen to your stories

[@user-tl3qe1ht6g]

I had a 1987 Monte Carlo with the factory glued in u-joints. They were bad. So I changed them. The car then had a horrible vibration. Took shaft out, checked everything. I gave up and took it to a drive shaft shop. The owner walked in, just glanced at the shaft and says "Let me guess.....GM shaft you changed u-joints now it vibrates." Yes. Bring the shaft follow me. He put the shaft in his lathe, the front yoke / u-joint was 1/4" off center, the rear was 1/8" off center. "I get these all the time because GM cheaped out putting these together." They just slam the end yokes in the tubes, eyeball straightness and weld it. The u-joint then is pressed in centering the the "shaft" but not centered in the yoke and the nylon is squirted in. He popped both u-joints out, cut both yokes lose, tapped them into the tubes. Then used a dial indicator to center them before welding. Both ends were less than .0001 off. Rebalanced with new Spicer u-joints. The car was perfect then.

[@franklinkopecky9644]

NICE GULF CAP ... MY DAD HAD AN OLD TIME GULF GAS STATION BACK IN THE DAY ... I PUMPED GAS AS A KID 😁😁😁

[@robertveldman1901]

I worked at my Dad's service station for several years and I did a bunch of the plastic joints... 20 to 50 of them. I lost count. You were doing good until you cut the cross out with a torch. I never had to do that. It would be easier to make a sketch... You take the the two loose caps off. Open your vice up, so you set the cross on top of the vice jaws, with one of the "plastic" caps facing up. Do NOT clamp anything with the vise. Heat up the drive shaft yoke until the plastic is oozing out... Then give the yoke a good tap or two with a small sledge hammer; driving the drive shaft down. And the cap pops up. Rotate the shaft and repeat on the other cap. The cross will then come out. Since you're heating the yoke loop to blow the plastic, it's also expanding the loop metal, and reduces the press fit. So, just hit it before the heat dissipates.

[@wssides]

Yes, works very well.

[@robertveldman1901]

@@wssides Thanks... Of course, the worse was assembly and dropping a needle, or thinking you did!

[@Watchman999]

Swivels are a God send. So are you Mr. O.

[@mcompton2010]

Just did all 4 of mine on my 06 avalanche. One thing I've found that works good for the average diy guy is to save an old hub bearing and knock the studs out. Drive shaft fits over center hole perfect to use socket to knock caps out. 8lb sledge knocks them out with 2 or 3 good taps

[@craigsmith8217]

No hammer is too big.

[@mcompton2010]

I did all 4 this way. It indeed is not too big. You can swing a smaller hammer twice as many times if you want. I prefer to work smarter not harder.

[@mcompton2010]

You only own shallow sockets?

[@jakebpau2396]

Tappy-Tap 🛠

[@paulsmith3998]

The brakecleen can on the bench behind the vise with a high powered smoke wrench was pretty scarey!!

[@crabmansteve6844]

The underside of that vehicle is crazy clean for a NY '05.

[@mc2whls]

I was taught to make sure that the grease fitting area was being closed rather than opening as the driveshaft was making the vehicle more forward. (Yes, a run-on sentence)

[@johnmaranuk1842]

Great work, as always! I just had to get my 07' GMC SIERRA 2500 HD done. 1st shop told me they replaced rear pinion seal. Seal continued to leak.. 2nd shop( got new tires, they don't deal with rear diffs). Told me 1st shop NEVER even put a wrench on it! 😡 Could see they never did ,had pics to prove it. Took it to a local garage, they added fluid, it was almost empty! Then drove it, and confirmed my suspicion about U JOINTS. So, they did them. Mine needed front and rear on driveshaft as my rig has almost 225k on her.The worn joints caused pinion seal to get messed up. So they did the u-joints and pinion seal and whatever else it needed back there. Anyways, thanks for the great content! Especially CHEVY/GM. Cheers from Pennsylvania!

[@quantumleap359]

I hope you went after that crooked 1st shop! I hate liars and thieves! They should be ashamed, but I'm sure they are not....

[@johnmaranuk1842]

@quantumleap359 The 1st shop has no greasing scruples. They could care less! They 'fixed it', prior to my buying the truck. All they did was clean it up, and freakin send it! No wrench marks or anything. They dealer paid them. Oh well, his loss. I'm glad I've got it FIXED correctly now. Shop actually kept me informed, every step of the process. This garage will be my go to, from now on. As my previous long time mech Shop has retired from the business.

[@johnmaranuk1842]

*freakin* not greasing! Lol

[@AlexJonesWasRight1776]

Something I do is use a metal lettering punch and stamp each piece or segment in a line so when it reseals I get it in same order so it will stay closely balanced to how It was orginilly this really only applies at trans slip yoke or a 2 piece shaft or 2 rear r3 style u joints like my 1972 caprice has.

[@edh.9153]

Perfect job! Made the whole thing look easy. Thanks, Ed H.

[@ducky1496]

Step #1 of any repair in the salt belt, fire up the gas axe!!!!!! So glad I moved South!!!

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

And that injected nylon works VERY well. A drift bar and a 4 pound hammer will not be able to get the caps off until you melt that nylon out of the yoke. I think they did that to encourage the average do-it-yourselfer to go out and buy a whole new drive shaft instead of replacing the bad u-joint.

[@sonofz650]

Good Morning PRNY

[@ProleDaddy]

When I was a teenager, I helped my buddy change his nylon retained u-joint. We used a road flare to melt it out. It worked well 🤷‍♂️

[@clintprice2123]

Yes, I know I can do it but surely enjoy watching you instead, plus you get paid to do it. Have a great weekend Eric and family!

[@NOELTM]

Yay - we got the "Welcome to the SMA" intro back!!! thanks!!

[@Boatyarddog]

In all the years of wrenching, i've never come across these types! Just shows no one has all the knowledge. Not having a torch, i used my BBQ grill to heat up the cap worked fine. And i did use a cutoff wheel to slice the ujoint ends off. I think one could just drive the joint caps out without cutting the Cross. Next time i'll try that. Great video again.....Thanks SMA! Only "trick" here is driving a new J cap in without dislodging needle bearings in the cap. Be sure to hold the cross in the cap end,or press it in. If you dislodge a needle in the cap. You wont get the clip in. Also.. sometimes driving it in the joint can bind so tap the cap ends to seat the caps.

[@danieledens4680]

The first time I encountered these things I wasn’t sure how to get it apart so I built a fire in a metal bucket and sit it down in the fire,went about my business and shortly it popped apart Boom good to go

[@bubcat54]

In Feb of 1982 my 73 dodge Coronet u joints were shaking me out of the car on my way home from work at 0745pm. I made it to Trak Auto just before they closed. It was 5 degrees outside. I changed those bastards right in their parking lot with 2 farmers jacks and a raovak flashlight from RadioShack. The employees leaving the store were in awe. I got those babies on at the cost of extreme shrinkage and near frostbit fingers. Drove outta that lot like a boss. God I miss that car.

[@rickbrodston1800]

Building AC guy says thanks again, Eric

[@johnwick2120]

I have watched you for years and never have made a comment. I have lurked long enough to watch your hair and beard turn just like mine. Just makes us look that much better!!!!! I watch your vids to learn things and also for entertainment. Keep it up, you are No. 1 in my book.

[@drunkingsailor2359]

Chevy has kept many a mechanics in business

[@patricklarocque1550]

Sir, your channel is a God send! Most channels show work on rust free cars, and I’m north of the border, and working on my rust buckets is a totally different thing… you are now part of my KZbin university!

[@nicksimadis2086]

One tip I'd give away for free, is to use the bench-vise when installing the new joint. I dont like beating the new ones into the yoke. Go slow and steady. Ive had to use the hammer method to beat new ones in, but a bench-vise is smoother and doesnt allow for a bigger mistake to happen.

[@GenderSkins]

Eric reminds me of a guy I use to work with at an Chevron station down in Austin, Texas as that guy called every engine he worked on: The Big (insert engine size). Did not matter if it was a Tech 4, or a big block 460, it was always the big something. I asked that guy one day, why he called every engine he worked on: The Big (whatever), his response was: Because I do not want any engine I work on to develop an inferiority complex. I had to laugh at that, as I just loved his response to my question.

[@jamesgeorge4874]

I can smell this vid. I did an exhaust repair on an 08 Durango Hemi with 311307 miles on it, and the U joint at the rear diff still had the nylon retained OEM joint in it. That's one of those Unicorn Mopars. I like to say that the joint is "making cinnamon" when I see rust dust, pro tip, _it is not as good as real cinnamon_ !

[@mymycojourney7924]

I thought it was funny that you showed the entire process to get them ready to push out like normal, then cut it off anyway! I love it, it's always great to see your mastery of the cutting torch! Plus, it's a lot more fun for you, too

[@price9195]

cause he wanted to see the worm

[@mymycojourney7924]

@@price9195 I can relate

[@mikespower]

The old hot wrench works every time!

[@martyb4815]

Yea forgot about the alignment of the clip. Great tip. Thanks Mr. ERIC😃

[@rushforward7666]

I just use a press, no heat. Had no idea a torch was a method. Lol After new ujoint I tap the new assy towards the caps to insure it moves freely. Peace my friend. Love your videos

[@MrRupus2020]

I thought i was gonna learn a new trick. Nope, same i've done it for 30 years lol

[@shawjoe71]

Nice job with the sound effects. I'm glad now that I watched the video that far

[@charlesatwell9976]

I am not a mechanic but like to see how things are done. You have a great sense of humor.

[@stanleyfranks8252]

Protect your jugular. Ha

[@scottkennedy5302]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who uses guild Junior high School TV carts in my shop. You can usually get those things for about five bucks each at the city auctions.

[@desotosky1372]

Ha ha, You knew what it was. I picked mine up at a garage sale like new for $10. Not super duty but handy as a pocket on a shirt.

[@jimsix9929]

good job Mr O, I have done hundreds of those in my 43 years as a mechanic, I use my OTC ball joint press to put them in, it works great

[@user-hl5pu3kh5j]

Love love the fact that you work with two hands!!! It's udderly sp lol frustrating to watch someone work with one hand and film with the other!! It creates so many awkward and excessive delays in doing the job!

[@steveobrien4459]

i was happy to here you say- make sure to see grease come out all four caps. as a retired truck mechanic, that is important.

[@JBreeze4598]

"Doesn't take me long to look at Horse shoes" classic dad joke. Thanks for the share.

[@davidputze4454]

Your videos have good commentary and don't waste people's time but are concise and full of good commentary along every step of the way

[@alannash5696]

I preferred to install u-joints caps with the shop vise.

[@michaelegan8703]

Been a tech for 50 years your the first guy I have seen cut out a U joint like that makes sense wont damage the yoke buy hammering out the old joint.

[@breeze787]

I remember the very first Eric O video I ever saw was about an hour and a half long from what I can recall and I watched it from start to finish. My comment was the same I can't believe I watched the whole thing. Several years later like this video I'm still watching the whole thing. The only drama is when a bolt or clip wants to be a tough guy and not even a moment later its just a short history lesson. This was fun thanks for putting this up!

[@joegeorgia8989]

Lube her up, never force it in dry. He gives great life advice along with auto repair tips.

[@paulcrusse7800]

Thank you for all of your hard work after work.

[@alm7707]

I've put a hundred of those in. Usually heat the first cap until the plastic starts coming out then lay the u joint cross across the the vice jaws and rap the driveshaft beside the cap and the cap pops out, then do the other side. Very little torch use that way and at $300 a tank for acetylene you need to use the torch sparingly. The plastic will be sheered off that way and won't have to be removed either. Done a bunch of the double cv u joints this way too.

[@canifixit3504]

I have never came across a u joint I had to cut out yet

[@mattbrady2160]

This is my favorite repair to do. So fun.

[@jimsix9929]

Eric did a great job on this, just wanted to warn the diy guys that the u joint needs the rotate free, if it is tight it will fail or cause a vibration, taping on the flanges usually works ( like he did), but if it is still tight, take it back out and hit the inside of the flanges again with a grinder

[@phillully4472]

Thanks Eric O, for a good review of these type of U joints. Your experience and skill, tips and tricks to getting the job done in a quick manner always amazes me. I learn a bunch just watching your channel.

[@KO-pk7df]

Just for the sake of commenting, I once drove a 72 Pinto from Phoenix to San Diego and back with a rear u-joint missing all the needle bearings! Replaced and kept driving. That was a tough simple car.

[@45AMT]

A 2005 Chevy still on the road in NY? Wonders never cease...Must have been Mee Maw visiting from TX.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Definitely educational and entertaining! Thank you for the video!

[@eddymahon1503]

He’s awesome. Should have a television show.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

@@eddymahon1503 no, he'd loose control of his content. He's doing fine.

[@karencary3312]

I always know it's going to be fun when you get out your torch. ❤

[@davidd8435]

Thanks for the content, another teaching opportunity. Hope the family is doing well.

[@stephen8117]

Eric O you are a joy to watch. great mechanic.

[@joequam]

You can heat the u joint around the caps and the injected plastic oozes right out, then just add a socket over the top and tap it with a hammer. Ez peeze, there was no need to cut off the u joint. Even a propane torch will work.

[@jamesbruno5896]

Like a boss! Have a good weekend team SMA!

[@SouthMainAuto]

Thanks! You too!

[@Kurtthecarguy]

Always love to see Vic the torch come out on a job and on a GM U-joint I can't blame you for going straight to him loving videos as always Eric especially a good heat and beat

[@jameshedrick605]

When me and my brother replaced the u joints in his 85 Oldsmobile they were the same way as these

[@rosewhite---]

Impressively clean bench!

[@user-ps8jj5et8j]

That's how you explain things good job man

[@Hey_Its_That_Guy]

My son has a similar vintage Suburban. Appreciate the tips!

[@jerrypete8670]

Mr. O outstanding transfer of knowledge. Your videos are so fun and relaxing to watch they are like cotton candy for the mind. And in the words of Florida Ray, A real “Pop-n-z hood” and “stay tune, this is going to be a very good 👍 video”. Thank you.

[@Mikeaaron777]

I remember the times of oil changes when the Ford needed greasing when an oil change was done. They acted like it should cost extra to search for each fitting and pump them up.

[@I_M_Nonno]

Now we know the source of the real Chevy Thunder.

[@jessiemae6873]

I made my own fitting to grease these types of u-joints. At least it worked on my 1986 Toyota 4-Runner. I just applied the grease fitting on my grease gun to the face of my grinder and flattened 2 sides. It slipped right on to the zerk and greased that fitting slicker than, well, grease.

[@lvsqcsl]

There is that FAMOUS intro! I kinda liked the cold opens as well. Great video!

[@zorans5200]

I cut the U-joints out with my torch out aswell, its the quickest way.. i noticed you didn't set your torch to neutral flame while holding the oxygen lever down, thats how i set my torch and it cuts like a laser beam, my oxygen is set to 35 p.s.i. And my acetylene is set to 7 p.s.i. Love your videos man keep up the good work!😊

[@lalitoojos]

It's so easy when you do it thanks for showing us how to

[@Toto-is8ci]

Love this channel. I do very little work on my car, but I do like to understand what my mechanic is talking about. Thanks for the Subaru wheel bearing removal tips. I shared it with my mechanic and he thought it was excellent!