Hi Paul:
Actually I did try the short nipple from the old unit, but I found that
it was so close to the fork ear, that I couldn't get my grease gun on it. I
took the new U-joints with the long nipples for an extended test drive today
and had no trouble. I guess the drive shaft just doesn't deflect off center
enough to bump into the long nipple.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: What's with the grease zirk on the new U-joint?
> I'm not being sarcastic, but if it has a long nipple/zerk now couldn't you
> use a shorter one?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 8:22 AM
> Subject: What's with the grease zirk on the new U-joint?
>
>
> > I just replaced the U-joints on the TD. The new Hardy Spicer HS194 unit
> has
> > a long grease zirk that severely limits the drive shaft angle in one
> > direction on the front yoke. At about 7 degrees the zirk bumps into one
> ear
> > of the fork. It may not be a problem, if the suspension does not allow
the
> > drive shaft to stray that far from straight. Has anyone noticed this? I
> > wonder if I assembled the thing wrong. There is plenty of clearance on
the
> > rear one.
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