Check to see if a needle bearing fell over. It make it impossible to get
the cups back in properly.
Lonn Howard
'70 TR6 -mine
'71 TR6 -in my garage, therefore it's mine (dad might disagree)
'70 MGB GT -mine, mine... all mine
'89 Saab Turbo Convertible -hers
"We are but temporary custodians with an obligation of preservation."
----- Original Message -----
From: scott suhring <suhring@lancnews.infi.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 10:37 PM
Subject: U-Joint Installation
>
>Seeking some advice.
>
>Decided to begin installing the new universal joints
>on the half axel of my '70 TR6. Had finsihed all the
>prep work (cleaning, brushing, painting, etc.) and felt
>confident that the job was well in hand. Well...
>
>Put the spider in the yoke and smeared a little grease
>on the eyelet of the yoke to help the cup into place. Got
>the one cup in fairly easily and pressed it and the spider
>well past center so the opposite end of the spider was
>well into the yoke to make for easier engagement with the
>other cup once I started pressing it in. Pressed the opposit
>cup into the joke but could never get the "neck" of the spider
>to sit flush with the rubber collar of the cup. Because of
>this, I think, I couldn't get both cups in far enough to
>allow the clips to engage (could get one side in but then
>not the other). Also, the more I tried to press the side that
>the collar wasn't flush, the more difficult it was for the
>u-joint to move (almost freezing up).
>
>Could the bearings have come lose? What could be causing this?
>I bought the u-joints from BPNW and they are made in Japan,
>which the 6-pack article states are not worth buying (referencing
>made in Japan, not BPNW).
>
>Any thoughts would be appreciated. I dread the thought of
>having to start over and get the dang spider out again.
>
>Scott Suhring
>Elizabethtown, PA
>'70 TR6
>
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