U Joint Press

[Derlyn Z]

We would like to get a Heavy Duty U Joint press to remove drivelines for our 20 ton wrecker. Just wondering what you guys are using? Is Tiger tools the way to go, or is there some other brand that you all use? Thanks!

[Njsss]

Tiger tool works great & is top notch quality 

[TowForce]

Tiger Tool is a Great Product even though they do not see the Towing Industry as a Strong Market for them.

[Derlyn Z]

That is what I was looking at getting. Does their heavy duty tool do pretty much all of them, or do you carry their Medium duty one as well? Also is there any other tools for pulling those that make the job go smoothly?

[EdsTowing]

I have used a number of them over the years...OTC & what not. I currently have the Tiger Tool in my truck and it works good. I never needed the smaller one.

[Derlyn Z]

Thanks! From the prices that I could get it seemed like the tiger tools was a little cheaper in price than the OTC.

 

 

 

 

I was wondering about the smaller tool, because the other day I had a Isuzu box truck that had a broken tie rod. (I usually try to hook them from the rear otherwise) And when I went to pull the shaft I thought it looked like one of those shafts with a 4 bolt flange, and I will just take those bolts off and go. But when I pulled the shaft off gear oil wanted to come out from the differential. And I was just wondering if the Heavy Duty U-Joint puller would have worked on this shaft? Or maybe there is a better way to do it rather than popping the U-Joint out?

[TowForce]

Tiger Tool was not represented at this years Mid America Truck Show or I would have had them check in here.

[EdsTowing]

22 hours ago, Derlyn Z said:

But when I pulled the shaft off gear oil wanted to come out from the differential.

If anything you found a future problem with the truck...being the oil is wicking up the shaft splines & accumulating in the yoke. It's a good possibility that the pinion nut is loose.

[Njsss]

What type of truck was it?
Gear oil in the pinion flange is a common issue on Isuzu/GM W series trucks, it happens due to a improperly or clogged differential vent, only a minimal amount of oil is in the flange & it will not drain the differential. 

[Derlyn Z]

Yes I saw it on a Isuzu truck, set up right like in the one I have pictured. So you are saying that it most likely was leaking oil from the differential, and you would usually take them apart at that 4 bolt flange? That is interesting, that was the first time I saw that, and when I pulled it apart, oil started coming out, I don't know much about all the axle and driveline setups yet and I figured maybe that when you take the flange apart it might go right into the differential or something like that. Thanks for you help guys!