- 1. RE: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 05:51:52 -0700
- Take it back apart, put the roller back where it belongs, smear some more grease on it, be more careful next time. Randall /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00599.html (8,078 bytes)
- 2. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:48:15 -0700
- Quit while you're ahead and send it out to the local shop? -- Captive nuts long for freedom. Michael Hargreave Mawson Sun, 23 Jun 2002 /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try http://www.t
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00607.html (8,152 bytes)
- 3. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:32:46 -0400
- Check to see if one of the rollers fell out of place and is blocking the last little bit of movement of the cap. Stan [demime 0.99d.1 removed an attachment with a content-type header it could not par
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00619.html (8,047 bytes)
- 4. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 21:10:11 -0500
- My guess? One of the needle bearings fell out of its place and into a position across the cup. It is now trapped in there, preventing the cup from seating fully. You need to take the cup back out an
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00634.html (8,478 bytes)
- 5. U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:09:12 -0400 (EDT)
- Question for the list. I have been told that the propeller shaft be balanced when the u-joints are replace. Interested to know if anyone has done this, and wether it makes any noticable difference. M
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00638.html (9,131 bytes)
- 6. U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:46:50 -0400
- Message text written by Michael Godley balanced when the u-joints are replace. Interested to know if anyone has done this, and wether it makes any noticable difference. < Depends on how well ballance
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00651.html (8,441 bytes)
- 7. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:37:24 -0400
- Exactly where does one find a driveshaft specialist??? Some things discussed on this list are simply beyond my grasp. For example, fabrication of parts is quite difficult, since I have no access to a
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00654.html (8,822 bytes)
- 8. RE: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:16:24 -0700 FILETIME=[09BB95C0:01C336A8]
- Try the yellow pages under truck or drive line service. Or, call the local big truck dealer/repair and ask them who does their driveshafts for them. Most transmission shops (even ugh, AAMCO) can eit
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00655.html (9,607 bytes)
- 9. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:26:20 -0400
- Message text written by "Jim Muller" Some things discussed on this list are simply beyond my grasp. For example, fabrication of parts is quite difficult, since I have no access to a machine shop (and
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00659.html (9,692 bytes)
- 10. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:29:58 -0400
- I've always had the shaft rebalanced after replacing the joints. YMMV. To all those who graciously responded to my quandry, of course you were right (that a needle bearing was askew). Thanks ... ///
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00660.html (9,127 bytes)
- 11. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:35:06 -0400
- I get my joint and shaft stuff (boy that sounds bad) done at a place called "Driveline" in the D.C. area. They work mostly on truck driveshafts. Good work at great prices. See if there isn't such a
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00661.html (10,097 bytes)
- 12. RE: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 19:28:20 -0400
- I found a small shop just north of Guelph, Ontario ( by driving into town one day ), that did my starter, generator and control box on the TR3a. The owner was an old english guy and knew exactly wha
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00664.html (10,252 bytes)
- 13. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 00:13:25 -0500
- Ask around for a "Clutch and U-joint" shop. Any decent-size city should have one. Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00670.html (9,033 bytes)
- 14. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:25:42 -0400
- Message text written by "Phil Ethier" have one. < I looked in the St. Louis yellow pages under "Driveshafts" and found several including the shop that did my work. Dave /// triumphs@autox.team.net ma
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00674.html (8,323 bytes)
- 15. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:36:09 +0100 h5KDg5Bd016996
- -- Original Message -- From Dave Massey <105671.471 at compuserve.com> While there are good and bad brands of UJ, don't mistake endfloat for an actual defect. The same UJ's for example are used in th
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00675.html (9,547 bytes)
- 16. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:03:43 -0400
- Actually, they can be found all over. Look for Caterpillar dealers. And Farm supply stores. 150k people in the Albany, NY have a choice of 5 listed fastener dealers in addition to the farm supply an
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00677.html (8,690 bytes)
- 17. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 07:22:49 -0700
- Look in the phone book for "Industrial Hardware" or under hardware for a name that includes Industrial. These store have good selectaions of fastners large and small. Regards, Tom /// triumphs@autox
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00678.html (7,942 bytes)
- 18. Re: U-Joint Hel ... er, Fun (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 13:34:30 -0400
- Message text written by "William Davies" change a While there are good and bad brands of UJ, don't mistake endfloat for an actual defect. The same UJ's for example are used in the Spitfire/Herald pro
- /html/triumphs/2003-06/msg00682.html (9,192 bytes)
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