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Re: U-Joints

To: Patrick Bitton <pbitton@axess.com>
Subject: Re: U-Joints
From: Robert Dowdy <ABCDOWDY-METU@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 06:26:36 -0700
Cc: Triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <000901beb227$7ad4fd00$b72a0dd8@patrickb>
Are you sure one or two of the pins have not fallen and are preventing the cap
from being pushed all the way in?

Patrick Bitton wrote:

> I just some new u-joints. Called all the big stores like Canadian Tire
> $28.99, UAP/Napa....$38.99. I found them at a parts store around the corner
> from where I live for $17.00. And he had 2 in stock.
>
> My question is ... I installed the u-joint on the flange of my rear axle and
> worked great. The other one, I had problems with. I can't get the second
> clip secure. If i tighten the caps any harder the spider has a hard time
> moving. Could it be that my bent? Of is the u-joint the wrong one? How tight
> does it have to be?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Patrick
> TR-6 70 and 73
> Ground UP


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