Hello vacuum:

It depends on the climate where you live-- here in the "rust belt" there is often dissimilar metals corrosion between the steering u-joint and the shafts. I tried the screw in the joint trick and plenty of banging with a drift and a hammer-- still no go.

I ended up making a rare trip to the shop with it-- they apparently used a long shafted air impact hammer to get it going.

You can get a good used one-- I did on mine. The OEM joints are really pricey. E-bay has them on occasion.

Good luck!
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Herb Goltz, Aurora, Ontario, Canada '92 245 w/130K mi, '92 945T w/200K mi