Write-Up needed! Trunion Upgrade
09-25-2011, 12:59 AM
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like this write up alot, and thumbs up on the guide! was looking at doing this and feel a little more comfortable attempting it lol
might be a dumb question but this sounds ALOT like doing ujoints with the pressin in and out and all? is it pretty similar in difficulty would u say?
might be a dumb question but this sounds ALOT like doing ujoints with the pressin in and out and all? is it pretty similar in difficulty would u say?
09-25-2011, 07:13 AM
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like this write up alot, and thumbs up on the guide! was looking at doing this and feel a little more comfortable attempting it lol
might be a dumb question but this sounds ALOT like doing ujoints with the pressin in and out and all? is it pretty similar in difficulty would u say?
might be a dumb question but this sounds ALOT like doing ujoints with the pressin in and out and all? is it pretty similar in difficulty would u say?
10-05-2011, 01:59 PM
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12-30-2013, 09:18 PM
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BENE and Squirts11 even though you guys posted over 3 years ago...thanks for the posts! BENE, your pics are excellent and your process is a true small guy application. Thanks for the post!! Squirts your link refined what BENE's post explained and for that thanks as well!! Another great sticky!
01-01-2014, 09:35 PM
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You can also use a 5" C clamp, it doesn't take a lot of force to press them in.
Plus when using a C clamp you can feel if they are goin in straight vs using a press and smashing them in..
I think a lot of the failures with the trunion upgrade were due to user failure of pressing them in crooked.
My advice is to go slowly and make sure it's completely straight while its sliding in, first sign of it sticking, stop what you are doing and straighten it out..
Plus when using a C clamp you can feel if they are goin in straight vs using a press and smashing them in..
I think a lot of the failures with the trunion upgrade were due to user failure of pressing them in crooked.
My advice is to go slowly and make sure it's completely straight while its sliding in, first sign of it sticking, stop what you are doing and straighten it out..
01-01-2014, 10:18 PM
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I did this a couple weeks ago. Figured it was a good excuse to get that cheap Harbor Freight press to make sure they went in straight. http://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-a...ress-3552.html
03-25-2015, 08:07 PM
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Just pressed in my new trunions and all went well but I've got 2 that's are still kind of rough feeling, and don't rotate near as easy as the rest. I pressed them out and re did it 3 or 4 times and it just never really got better. Anyone ever had this issue?
03-26-2015, 12:15 PM
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I just did mine a couple weekends ago. I found this video and seems to have given me the most help so far. I don't have access to a press, but most people have access to sockets and a vise-- if you are in the same boat as me this is very helpful.
