Chris, thanks, I did that with a car driveshaft U-joint years ago.  And it will work on 1 of my 3 steering U-joints so I will try it.

But the other 2 do not have any way to remove the cross.  There are no caps -- the top ends of the &quot;U&quot; are solid.   It appears these were welded at the factory. There is a bead of welding circling the piece, at the end where the shaft fits in. I think that joined the 2 halves of the U.   Strange.  

Guess I will try my other approach on those 2.  But at least I don't have to drill or mess with the short shaft in front that has a worm gear.

Tom