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<blockquote data-quote="NotMatt" data-source="post: 1127878" data-attributes="member: 15947"><p>I have a similar story for the first time I ever replaced a U-joint... my buddy and I were working on some old truck, needed to replace an axle shaft joint... we farted around with it for a while and didn't get anywhere... finally decided we needed to go see his grandpa, who had a press... walked down the street to his house, the old guy must have been at least 80 years old... he grabbed that thing, laid it across his bench vise, stuck an old weathered socket on the top, and just wailed on it, the thing popped right loose.</p><p> </p><p>Afterwards, he was like "Yeah, you just can't be a *****"... that was classic. </p><p> </p><p>Anyway Nuzzy, like Tony said, a MAPP gas torch is a lot hotter than propane is... and you can buy the little bottle setups the in the same section as the propane ones at any hardware store. You still can't do any cutting with them, but it will provide much more heat. </p><p> </p><p>Heat that sucker up, put the tool on as tight as you can get it, and provide some brute force persuasion... it'll pop out.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, if you don't have an oxy-acetaline torch setup, you need one... so you should buy one. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NotMatt, post: 1127878, member: 15947"] I have a similar story for the first time I ever replaced a U-joint... my buddy and I were working on some old truck, needed to replace an axle shaft joint... we farted around with it for a while and didn't get anywhere... finally decided we needed to go see his grandpa, who had a press... walked down the street to his house, the old guy must have been at least 80 years old... he grabbed that thing, laid it across his bench vise, stuck an old weathered socket on the top, and just wailed on it, the thing popped right loose. Afterwards, he was like "Yeah, you just can't be a *****"... that was classic. Anyway Nuzzy, like Tony said, a MAPP gas torch is a lot hotter than propane is... and you can buy the little bottle setups the in the same section as the propane ones at any hardware store. You still can't do any cutting with them, but it will provide much more heat. Heat that sucker up, put the tool on as tight as you can get it, and provide some brute force persuasion... it'll pop out. Of course, if you don't have an oxy-acetaline torch setup, you need one... so you should buy one. :D [/QUOTE]
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