Wait till you try and dive those u-joint out, talk about a b@#$. Don't use
an air chisel, don't ask.
O.K. I'll tell you since some people might think I did this to my own car.
NO, I didn't do it to someone else's either. I tried to beat them out, but
figured, crap, I'll pay someone to do it, NOT!!! When I was putting the
u-joint in, that's when I saw it, a chip around the metal that holds the
u-joint. Luckily I had three other hub assemblies, two were loose, and one
felt pretty good. It cost $20 to remove 6 u-joints and to screw up one hub. It
could have been worse, if extras weren't at hand. That's what happens when you
pay someone to do the work. That's why I prefer to do it myself, transmission
an differential excluded, but I'll try anything else.
Oh, well the trials and tribulations of my restoration, that's episode 32
many more to come I'm sure.
I know Halloween is far gone, but anyone else have any horror stories they're
willing to share? You know how it begins, I wasn't me, but I have this friend
that.......
Richard
69 in the works.
----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Hanselman
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 5:19 PM
To: Barlow, Paul; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: U-Joints & Bearings
Paul,
I'll let you know. I have my half shafts out took about 45 min a side.
Haven't dropped the drive shaft yet. Once they're out it should be fairly
easy.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Barlow, Paul
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 2:58 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: U-Joints & Bearings
Now that the summer is over and the car is resting, I thought that I would
fix a couple of items. The rear U joints are making that Clunking sound
(Diff mounts?) and one of the inner bearings is starting to make a noise.
My question is how easy is it to fix. In reading the books they indicate
that for the trouble it maybe better to have an expert fix it. Suggestions
welcome
Paul Barlow
TR 250
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