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Re: [Spits] rear axles & u joints

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Subject: Re: [Spits] rear axles & u joints
From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:00:02 -0400
On 21 Jun 2008 at 6:28, Henry Stike wrote:

> We had the car up on blocks,both sides, with the wheels & drums
> pulled.....  then ran the car in gear....

Do note that running the wheels in gear while the car is up on 
jackstands means the u-joints are at the extreme of their downward 
angle.  This can give a misleading impression of how smooth, actually 
how *non-smooth*, they run.

-- 
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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