Hi Brad,
A few tips/tricks to keeping the spring out of the way
while trying to get the axle out.
This keeps the spring up and out of the way
while withdrawing the axle, and makes it easy to torque
it back up, while in the proper position
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/new_trunnions_and_jacking_hints.htm
(if the line wraps...cut and paste the second line)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bradley D Richardson" <bradrichardson@juno.com>
To: <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: wheel bearings AND u-joints
Richard,
Wonderful description on the URL you've kindly shared. If I understand
it right, I do NOT neet to seperately remove the rear hub, and it's
related pain in the rear use of 'special' tools, etc, that I just take
out the entire unit at one piece? Is my understanding correct, or have I
misunderstood what you wrote?
Brad
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On 16 Jul 2001 09:33:31 -0500 Richard B Gosling
<Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com> writes:
> Brad,
>
> DO NOT delay replacing dodgy UJs!!!!! Twice now I have thought, on
> a Tuesday,
> "Oh, I'll leave it to the weekend when I'll have a little more
> time". Twice,
> before the week was out, I have had the UJ disintegrate on me,
> while driving
> along at 70 mph. It was very, very scary, as I had very limited
> control over
> the car's direction, since one rear wheel was flopping freely all
> over the
> place. You would think I'd learned the first time! I was very
> fortunate on
> both occasions to guide the car more or less to the edge of the
> road without
> hitting anything.
>
> Get underneath the car and check your UJs. If there is a problem it
> should be
> quite apparent - check for free play by turning the prop-shaft and
> watching/feeling for relative movement at the UJ, and also grab the
> half-shaft
> and try to shake it.
>
> If either UJ is dodgy, allow a couple of hours (each) for
> replacement. I have
> written up the procedure on Jeff McNeal's Totally Triumph Network -
> check out
> http://www.ohms.com//spitfire/dcforum/DCForumID45/26.shtml#
>
> Richard & Daffy
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