In a previous post, I described a U-Joint presented to me by my son to
commemorate the acquisition of my 1980 Spitfire last year which had a grease
fitting on one of the cups. The U-Joint was purchased at Pep-Boys and is
manufactured by "Neapco" the part number for the Spitfire is 1-0300. I have
not checked the availability in the local Pep-Boys (Melbourne Florida), the
U-Joint was purchased in a Gainesville, Florida store but I assume there is
central purchasing and distribution in a chain like Pep-Boys so all stores
have access to the same stock.
The U-Joint has only been in place for a couple of months, but I can say that
it runs smoothly and the accessibility when I do decide to grease it will
approach the ease with which Greg Meboe replaces rear brake pads on the "big
kitty"!
regards, John
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