frozen yoke

[islander]

I just picked up a 89 wrangler---both driveshafts were off--on thr rear yoke on the transfer case--the yoke is frozen in there--Any ideas on how to get it out??---Thanks

 

[Snitty]

are you saying that the slipyoke is frozen in there??? if so, hook up a driveshaft and move the vehicle around, hop up and down... move the yoke around

 

[Mxpx182lit]

a hair dryer! hehe sorry i couldnt resist

 

[islander]

Yea it's stuck in there--I hooked up the driveshaft---It's stuck in there just enoygh where I can just get a bite on the u-clamp screws--broke a bolt yesterday. I -m goig to try and drive it a bit today and see if it pulls out. I had to drive it from the persons house I bought it from ---about 2 miles--the only way I could get the u-joint in was to put it about 1/4 inch off center---and I couldn't get the bolts tightened all the way down--they were bending. It lasted about 2 miles. Someone suggested heating---no not with a hairdryer---Thanks----I figured this would probably srorch the rear seal-----Thanks

 

[Snitty]

go ahead and burn that seal right up... they are cheap and really easy to replace... and when you have that yoke out of there, you can get right to it