going to replace them, i see on youtube how to`s, but not for our cars. seeing it has a aluminum driveshaft, i would like to know if theres a different procedure. i changed the waterpump, looks good so far, i drove the car with water + prestone superflush for about a month prior to get any junk out, surprisingly my mpg has increased! the tank after the water pump i got 14.5 city, was getting 12s mostly before. also the volt gauge is constantly under 13 now, as it was at the top of the red area before. could it be that the pulley/bearing was so bad on the waterpump that the belt wasnt tight enough? so now its getting proper charge?

 

Aluminum or steel the procedure is the same. Proper voltage should be 13.5 to 14 Volt. However you can't really rely on the dash gauge for accuracy, and you should verify the voltage with a test DVM.

 

i read somewhere that the u joint would need to be heated and something is supposed to burst and leak out before the joint can press or hammer out if its the original u joints? i dont know how true this is, as im going to change joints for the first time any tips?

 

Heating, is a Barney Rubble approach, it is going to weaken the drive shaft where it has the most stress.
Borrow a set of the proper tools from your local parts store, and forget about the Mexican heat wrench.
I can E-mail you a copy of the FSM procedure if you provide an E mail address.

 

Pete, what he's talking about is some u-joint caps are locked in by molded plastic (or nylon), not clips. You'll be able to tell by the lack of a clip, and a hole in the knuckle of the yoke where the melted plastic got injected. To remove the caps, you heat it up with a torch till the plastic oozes out. That only requires Betty Rubble heat (although she was definitely hotter than Barney, lol). New joints are held in place with clips.

 

thx for translating for me, thats what i meant. back when i drove the 88 taurus ive been called flintstone from time to time

 

A Fred Flintstone car is what we call one that has rusted out floor boards!

 

be careful when heating the joints the plastic has a tendency to pop when it comes out and its really hot

 

in that case the camaro is getting there, now that think of it, he had the original t tops, thanx for tips

z28pete i tried pm you but it says your not accepting or something of that sort

 

anyone have experience with zip car?