One thing that I always do is put some stiff grease (axle grease works fine)
in thecups to hold the needle bearings in place so they do not fall out of
the outer perimeter amd not fall down in the center preventing the cup from
going all the way onto the joint.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>
To: <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:30 AM
Subject: [TR] installing a u-joint
> Some advice please. Are there any tricks to installing a u-joint
> properly without making a total botch of it? I've done one or two on
> a driveshaft, but I can't say I did them well or even right at all.
> They would not finish moving into place without rather too much
> force, or so it seemed. (Since the driveshaft needed splines and
> some balancing anyway, I then let a decent driveshaft shop do it
> right.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Muller
> jimmuller@rcn.com
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