> Or that the yoke is worn and the cup is just too loose to resist the
> friction of the grease! I have found this to be more common than seized
> bearings.
Seems unlikely they got that way without first having a seized bearing (and
someone perhaps replacing the joint without noticing that the yoke was worn)
... but I suppose anything is possible !
The joint I took out of my TR3A had definitely been seized ... the rollers
were closer to square ! And yes, the yoke was worn until a new cup would
just fall into place, which IMO made it unserviceable. Installing a used
propshaft (with new U-joints of course) made a big difference in vibration.
Randall
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