Bot to really get the best "Life Experience" here you need to change them on the side fo the road where there is plenty of sand, and the caps have to come loose and roller bearings have to fall out of the new joint at least twice while your are trying to fix it!

Seriously changing the U-Joints is not too difficult. You'll need a couple open or box end wrenches, a vice and some sockets to use to push push the caps out and back in. You'll also need needle nose pliers or a screwdriver to remove nad replace retaining clips. Once you have the new U-joints in the drive shaft, whack the drive shaft collars a couple times with a hammer. This should let it spring back into ists natural position. Some times pressing the U-joints in will put it in a bind, the hammer blows will usually pop it out of the bind.

This will be good experience for a young hot rodder!

Happy Thanksgiving

Pat