Wrangler 4WD L4-150 2.5L VIN P MFI (1998)
Universal Joint: Service and Repair
Disassembly and Assembly
SINGLE CARDAN UNIVERSAL JOINT
DISASSEMBLY
Individual components of cardan universal joints are not serviceable. If worn or leaking, they must be replaced as an assembly.
1. Remove the propeller shaft.
2. Using a soft drift, tap the outside of the bearing cap assembly to loosen snap ring.
Remove Snap Ring
3. Remove snap rings from both sides of yoke.
4. Set the yoke in an arbor press or vise with a socket whose inside diameter is large enough to receive the bearing cap positioned beneath the yoke.
5. Position the yoke with the grease fitting, if equipped, pointing up.
Press Out Bearing
6. Place a socket with an outside diameter smaller than the upper bearing cap on the upper bearing cap and press the cap through the yoke to release
the lower bearing cap.
7. If the bearing cap will not pull out of the yoke by hand after pressing, tap the yoke ear near the bearing cap to dislodge the cap.
