Nick :
I'm building a spair axel assembly for my EP TR-6. and just picked
up the u-joint today. The Joint you need is actually a conversion form a
Chevy to a Ford. NAPA #319. The Chevy side is held in place with the clips
(NAPA # 380-10 and includes the 5/16 bolts).
The Ford end is held in place with sir clips on the inside of the TR
yoke. The only machining I had to do was to face off the inside of the yoke
so the clip would sit square and (this was the tricky part) open up the
hole so there was a .001" press fit for the cap.
BTW, I'm in need of a pair of TR yokes, myself. If any one happens
to have a set drop me a line.
Good
David Wingett
----- Original Message -----
From: <Malaboge@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 5:29 PM
Subject: U joint Troubles...
>
> Universal Types-
>
> Well, I've hit another snag on The Dike of Oil's progress...
>
> I am using Corvair outer axles on my 4A, and have run into a u-joint
problem.
> The Chevvy cross is .655 in diameter (the cross inside the cap that the
> needles run on) and the old u-joints on the TR are also .655. I am
shortening
> the Chevvy joints to fit the TR yolk on the axle side. Everything looked
> perfect until I decided to get new TR u-joints to use the caps on the cut
> down Chevvy cross! It seems the whole u-joint conglomerate has decided
that
> the cross size for TR's should now be smaller (.625). Now I cannot find
any
> TR u-joints with the old .655 cross size...and no I cannot find any .655
> u-joints with the short caps that the TR uses.
> So...does anyone have any old style nos big TR u-joints out in the shop
with
> the .655 cross shaft size?
> My last resort will be to turn down the .655 Chevvy shaft to the .625
shaft
> size of the new TR u-joints, but that will probably grind thru the case
> hardening.
>
> If its not one thing...its another
> Nick of Nor Cal
>
> Can someone post this over to the big TR list for me?
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