Traced my shudder to my drive line. Driveshaft support bearing is totally shot.
So since I have the ds out, figure I should get the ujoints done.
Was easier cutting out the ujoint on the flange side of the smaller part of the ds.
Not a super easy job and all but broke the loaner ball joint press, but ultimately not that bad once I got going.
However, I am stuck removing the yoke from the smaller 2nd part of the ds. It is seized up solid as far as I can tell. I've tried using a puller in 2 jaw mode but it ended up just mashing in the threaded part in the middle of the yoke.
Plenty of lubricant, heat and still no luck. I've cut all of the old support bearing off except for the remainder of the race. It's seized up. I've cut into it as deeply as I can with the angle grinder but can't get it to break loose.
I've chipped through a tiny bit on both sides of that cut in the race. But I've run out of steam today.
Can anyone give me some advice on what to do to remove the yoke? Much appreciated!