Looks awesome, I usually am trying to balance the corners of the joint on steel bars and push the other side with a socket. I have had to change several with my machine. Hopefully no more since I took the universals out and welded the front axles solid.

Recently I had to change the universals in the front drive shaft also.

I like your solution. My press is one of my favorite things in my shop it a manual pump 25 ton Dake that I got at the same auction as the Dial arc welder.


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