I have an 80 B. The later B s had the sealed type ujoints. The
replacements are all non sealled with a long nib for greasing. The nib
that came with my ujoints were about an inch long and I soon realized
would break right off the first time the thing rotated. I installed a
short one instead that is just the nib, no stem. It doesn't get in the
way now but it is also kinda imposible to grease the joint as the nib
doesn't stick out enough. The nib is facing the drive shaft on the tranny
ujoint. Hope that helps.
You can always unbolt the flange to get the clearance to grease the u-joints
Chris
On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Sean Johnson wrote:
> I got no responses on this last time, so I'll rephrase and try again:
>
> BACKGROUND:
> '79 MGB Existing front universal had a lube fitting, the rear was sealed
>
> The Owner's manual and the maintenance items section of the factory manual
> don't show the universals as a maintenance item...
>
> HOWEVER, both the factory manual and Haynes show a picture of the propeller
> shaft showing a long-necked lube fitting at the front universal!
>
> QUESTION:
> Were sealed universals stock on '79 MGB's?
>
> WHY DO I WANT TO KNOW?
> I don't want to have to remove a drive shaft prematurely to remove a broken
> off zerk fitting.
>
> The front universal I removed had a fitting broken off at the base. When I
> installed a new universal (shipped with fitting) I noticed the fitting limits
> the universal travel to almost nothing! I installed a short fitting. I
> ordered the back uni' separately, and got the same fitting.
>
> If you've done a universal replacement with fittings on a late model 'B, I'd
> be grateful if you'd crawl under your car and tell me if you still have
> fittings, or whether they were broken off by the last big dip in the road.
>
> Thanks in advance for answers,
>
> Sean Johnson
> '79 MGB
>
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