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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / May 2008Not really a job I want to do...or is it?
Need new universals on the Supra. There are three of them; a front shaft and a center carrier/bearing, and a rear shaft. This isn't really something I want to do on ramps or jack stands...or is it? Looking here: http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?S=PR&P=3 and following on, you can remove the driveshaft from the car with the U- Joints. Hmmmm.... I went to different places, the best estimates I got were from Toyota (~ $225 for all three joints) and a really good tire/repair shop that said $55 an hour, and an estimate of 2.5 hours. U-Joints are $55 from my local Toyota dealer (which turns out better than On-Line prices I found!) or $18 from AutoZone... Think I'll have a look and see how tough this is going to be... > Need new universals on the Supra. There are three of them; a front shaft > and a center carrier/bearing, and a rear shaft. This isn't really [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Think I'll have a look and see how tough this is going to be... Some vehicles, like coaches, heavy trucks, ect. are sensitive to shaft to yoke and yoke to yoke match up. You might want to scribe on each, how they are exactly matched up before you remove them and press the joints out. This can save alot of trouble later with re balancing shafts and vibration problems. >> I went to different places, the best estimates I got were from Toyota >> (~ $225 for all three joints) and a really good tire/repair shop that [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > This can save alot of trouble later with re balancing shafts and > vibration problems. The directions in the TSRM say to mark everything with matchmarks before removing the various pieces. Jobs like this make me wish I had a lift. It's not that hard, but I just put the car on the ramps, and you need to have the rear wheel free to be able to rotate them to get to the bolts at the differential. Not something I want to do on jack stands. You remove the 4 bolts, remove the center carrier and slide the shaft out of the transmission. Not hard, and nothing is rusted (because there was an oil leak, everything is coated with oil!) But I can't spin the rear wheels on ramps, and I ain't doing this on jack stands! And I also discovered one of the bolts holding the center carrier is gone! I hope it fell out and didn't get snapped off at some point in the car's life! Interesting...I found a bolt on the garage floor when I was replacing the plugs and wires earlier. Wonder if this is where it came from. I couldn't find anyplace else for the bolt to go. Boy, I wish I had a lift... >>> I went to different places, the best estimates I got were from Toyota >>> (~ $225 for all three joints) and a really good tire/repair shop that [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Boy, I wish I had a lift... As Ph@Boy mentioned, matchmarks are very important, especially to the Supra.  SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) >> Interesting...I found a bolt on the garage floor when I was replacing >> the plugs and wires earlier. Wonder if this is where it came from. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > As Ph@Boy mentioned, matchmarks are very important, especially to the > Supra. Got the Toyota Service Manual pages printed out right in front of me! ;) >>> Interesting...I found a bolt on the garage floor when I was replacing >>> the plugs and wires earlier. Wonder if this is where it came from. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Got the Toyota Service Manual pages printed out right in front of me! ;) That's a good place to start! SignatureRay O (correct punctuation to reply) >>>> Interesting...I found a bolt on the garage floor when I was replacing >>>> the plugs and wires earlier. Wonder if this is where it came from. I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > That's a good place to start! Yup! If you look at the link in the OP, it's a TSRM for a '90, IIRC. There's one for a '90 and there's one for an '87, but the '87 isn't complete. It sure comes in handy, and is the reason I installed a coumputer in the garage!! |
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