Oh yeah, I forgot, the Spicer Ujoints have the zerk fitting on the end cap
instead of the yoke making it impossible to use it for the outer axle joint.
Charly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>
To: "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>; "Gerald M Van Vlack"
<jerryvv@alltel.net>
Cc: "FOT" <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: U-Joints
> I've had problems with several u-joint manufacturers. It seems that some
of
> the off-shore manufacturers aren't machining the ends of the u-joints and
> are a smosch bit longer. The only way I could get a decent fit was to use
> Spicer u-joints (expensive) and they fir good. I checked all my u-joints
I
> had in stock , and they all had some sort of problem (GMB I believe)
> Charly
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
> To: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>
> Cc: "FOT" <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 9:57 AM
> Subject: Re: U-Joints
>
>
> > Has anyone else had difficulty using the GMB
> > > U-joints?
> > Everyone has difficulty using any TR6 u-joint :), but I don't recall the
> GMB
> > version being any more or less difficult.
> > Bob Kramer
> > rkramer3@austin.rr.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>
> > To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
> > Cc: "FOT" <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:15 AM
> > Subject: U-Joints
> >
> >
> > > Lists,
> > >
> > > I read on a listers TR-6 web site that the GMB U-joints P/N 220-1100
are
> a
> > > tad
> > > long making the retainer cir-clips difficult to insert. Does anyone
else
> > > have
> > > first hand experience with the GMB joints. Turns out that I have 4 of
> the
> > > GMB
> > > Joints that I was going to use in the rebuild of my half shafts and I
> > > don't
> > > need problems. On the other hand if others have used them with no
> > > difficulty
> > > I'd like to know that as well.
> > >
> > > So the question is this: Has anyone else had difficulty using the GMB
> > > U-joints?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jerry Van Vlack
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