A word of warning. There some items on the market that are slightly
different in size. I am told that with these that they are slightly wider
and do not allow the circlips to be fitted correctly.
One well known supplier here in the UK has had to replace incorrectly
supplied products.
Best regards
On 26 December 2017 at 23:36, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
> Agree with Kees, but Hardy Spicer has always been the ?go to? name in
> U-joints (I think they might have invented them). Given a choice, I go
> with the ?name brand? unless I have a good reason not to.
>
> Bob
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 26, 2017, at 10:26 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
>
> Price has not much to do with quality. Go for the ones with the grease
> nipples.
> There may be variations in the diameter of the X pieces of the joints. Go
> for the ones with the largest diameter of the shafts of the X's. These will
> have the largest number of needles and will endure a much larger load.
> In the 70's/80's I used to have to change the UV joints on my
> Jensen-Healey (I think they may be identical to the ones on the A-H) about
> every year until I found out that I should have used the UV joints with the
> larger diameter of the X piece.
> After that I had very little trouble.
> I have used many makes from various countries at various prices and did
> not notice all that much difference in longevity.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
>
>
> Op 26-12-2017 om 18:10 schreef Simon Lachlan:
>
> Hi,
>
> Trust that one and all are having Good Time....
>
> So, a question. I?ll be replacing the two UJs in my MkII BT7?s propshaft
> soon. I am looking at the choices. Whilst they all *look* the same, there
> are some significant price variations. And some are sealed and some have
> grease nipples.
>
> I guess that they all had grease nipples originally and the sealed ones
> were a later development. I wonder if it?s an improvement or just cost
> cutting???
>
> Personally, I think I?ll go for the ones with the nipples.....at least
> that way I?ll be forced to touch and examine them occasionally. Or are the
> sealed one just as good ie a genuine improvement.
>
> Price....are the pricier ones actually better or just making someone
> richer???
>
> Any opinions would be welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
>
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