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I do much the same as Mike, but get sacrificial socket that just fits =
into the yoke and which will bear on the circlip, and give it a sharp =
whack with a hammer. I nicely loosens the circlip and makes them easier =
to extract.
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
Michael Salter
Sent: January-21-19 7:29 AM
To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
Cc: Healeys
Subject: Re: [Healeys] UJs
=20
One trick that makes the UJ circlips easy to remove is to use a large =
flat end punch to drive each cup inward before starting.=20
They usually come easily after that.
=20
M
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On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 4:47 AM <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
Just done the UJs on my 3000. Mostly straightforward. But, and it just =
an observation:-
1. Of the two UJs, one had a grease nipple and the other was a =
pre-greased, sealed, unit. It was dried up and not in good shape. The =
other one, into which I had pumped grease at regular intervals, seemed =
100% OK.
2. Of the two UJs, one had very beefy circlips of the type that one =
removes with circlip pliers. Despite my having the correct circlip tool =
those circlips were an absolute nightmare to extract. The others, per =
the manual, extracted with a screwdriver, were a doddle. 10 seconds each =
by the time I=E2=80=99d worked it out.
I suppose that I=E2=80=99m suggesting UJs with nipples and decent =
circlips.
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I marked my propshaft so as to be sure to line up the two halves =
properly when I reassembled. When I cleaned it up, I noticed that the =
arrows were almost 180=C2=B0 out of alignment. God knows why. I took it =
off years ago but didn=E2=80=99t disassemble it that time. I=E2=80=99ve =
lined up the arrows and will see what goes on when the car=E2=80=99s =
back on the road.=20
Simon
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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I do much =
the same as Mike, but get sacrificial socket that just fits into the =
yoke and which will bear on the circlip, and give it a sharp whack with =
a hammer. I nicely loosens the circlip and makes them easier to =
extract.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys =
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael =
Salter<br><b>Sent:</b> January-21-19 7:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com<br><b>Cc:</b> =
Healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] UJs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>One =
trick that makes the UJ circlips easy to remove is to use a large flat =
end punch to drive each cup inward before =
starting. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>They usually =
come easily after that.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>M<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 4:47 AM <<a =
href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";>simon.lachlan@alexareve=
l.plus.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Just done the UJs on my 3000. Mostly straightforward. But, =
and it just an observation:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=3D1 =
type=3D1><li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 =
level1 lfo1'><span lang=3DEN-GB>Of the two UJs, one had a grease nipple =
and the other was a pre-greased, sealed, unit. It was dried up and not =
in good shape. The other one, into which I had pumped grease at regular =
intervals, seemed 100% OK.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 =
level1 lfo1'><span lang=3DEN-GB>Of the two UJs, one had very beefy =
circlips of the type that one removes with circlip pliers. Despite my =
having the correct circlip tool those circlips were an absolute =
nightmare to extract. The others, per the manual, extracted with a =
screwdriver, were a doddle. 10 seconds each by the time I=E2=80=99d =
worked it out.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>I suppose that I=E2=80=99m suggesting UJs with nipples and =
decent circlips.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>I marked my propshaft so as to be sure to line up the =
two halves properly when I reassembled. When I cleaned it up, I noticed =
that the arrows were almost 180=C2=B0 out of alignment. God knows why. I =
took it off years ago but didn=E2=80=99t disassemble it that time. =
I=E2=80=99ve lined up the arrows and will see what goes on when the =
car=E2=80=99s back on the road. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
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