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Sorry, read your question better, a good shop that works on older cars
should have no trouble finding them.
On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 9:13=E2=80=AFPM Greg Lemon <grglmn@gmail.com> wrote:
> For stuff like this I go to Rock Auto and get manufacturers parts numbers
> from there you can see what else they fit. As I recall Triumph used the
> same U joint through the TR6, and looking on Rock Auto numbers the Moog 3=
44
> was fit to a lot of more modern cars including some Volvos, so fighting
> chance you local parts house will have it even if their computer doesn't
> spit much out if you put "Triumph TR3" in the search field.
>
> The response I get when I tell them I have a Triumph TR250 is usually "wh=
o
> makes that?". But still not as confusing as when I had a BMW 2002 "what
> kind of 2002 BMW do you have sir?"
>
> Greg Lemon
>
> On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 8:52=E2=80=AFPM TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman@gmail.=
com>
> wrote:
>
>> I think my 1960's TR3A U-joints are going out. It has been decades since
>> I've even thought about them and right now my TR is my only transportati=
on
>> so I need it fixed soonest if not sooner.
>>
>> Question are the U-joints common off the shelf parts or something that
>> needs to be ordered from a TR specialty supplier? Is this something I ne=
ed
>> to order or can a shop get it from a local auto parts house? Replacing t=
hem
>> is no longer something I can do myself.
>>
>> TeriAnn
>>
>> Parts wear out over time and use but it is not fair to have both cars go
>> out at the same time
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<div dir=3D"auto">Sorry, read your question better, a good shop that works =
on older cars should have no trouble finding them.</div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On =
Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 9:13=E2=80=AFPM Greg Lemon <<a href=3D"mailto:grglmn@g=
mail.com">grglmn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">For stuff like this I go to Rock Auto and get manu=
facturers parts numbers from there you can see what else they fit.=C2=A0 As=
I recall Triumph used the same U joint through the TR6, and looking on Roc=
k Auto numbers the Moog 344 was fit to a lot of more modern cars including =
some Volvos, so fighting chance you local parts house will have it even if =
their computer doesn't spit much out if you put "Triumph TR3"=
in the search field.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">The resp=
onse I get when I tell them I have a Triumph TR250 is usually "who mak=
es that?".=C2=A0 But still not as confusing as when I had a BMW 2002 &=
quot;what kind of 2002 BMW do you have sir?"<br><div dir=3D"auto"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">Greg Lemon</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 8:52=E2=
=80=AFPM TeriAnn J. Wakeman <<a href=3D"mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com"; targ=
et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">tjwakeman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p><font size=3D"4" face=3D"Adobe Garamond">I think my 1960's TR3A
U-joints are going out.</font> It has been decades since I've
even thought about them and right now my TR is my only
transportation so I need it fixed soonest if not sooner.</p>
<p>Question are the U-joints common off the shelf parts or something
that needs to be ordered from a TR specialty supplier? Is this
something I need to order or can a shop get it from a local auto
parts house? Replacing them is no longer something I can do
myself.<br>
</p>
<p>TeriAnn</p>
<p>Parts wear out over time and use but it is not fair to have both
cars go out at the same time<br>
</p>
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