B26 Front Drive U Joints Replace?

[Ed Moar]

I have a 2010 B26 that has the FWD Front U Joints that are shot.
I can"t see anyway to even get close to the one next to the transmission to remove its split pin and pull out the shaft?
Has anyone here ever had any experience in the replacement of these u Joints?

 

[Ed Moar]

I have a 2010 B26 that has the FWD Front U Joints that are shot.
I can"t see anyway to even get close to the one next to the transmission to remove its split pin and pull out the shaft?
Has anyone here ever had any experience in the replacement of these u Joints?

Well no one seems to have had this issue so here is what I had to do to repair this yoke. Short of Tearing down the tractor and splitting it at great cost!

1.Take a 1 inch hole saw cut a access hole in the Center frame to gain access to the roll pin holding the yoke on the shaft going into the transmission
2.Punch out the pins.
3.Cut the shaft in half and remove it.
4.Install new yoke.
5.Get a connecting spool made up from a machine shop and assemble the two half shafts into it in place and weld both ends. I also drilled in two split pins to provide even more strength Done.
I hope this helps someone as I talked to several Kubota mechanics and none had any better solutions?

 

[olthumpa]

I do not have a B26 but thanks for posting your results to help someone that might have the same problem.