[Fot] Solid U-Joint

[Bill Tobin]

Tony, it's not a bad idea to drill and tap a hole on the other side of the 
U-joint from the set screw and put another set screw in.
Loctite never hurts too.
Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Drews" <tony at tonydrews.com>
To: "Bill Tobin" <william.tobin31 at verizon.net>; "Jerry Van Vlack" 
<jerryvv at roadrunner.com>; "'Friends of Triumph'" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Solid U-Joint


> The Borgeson u-joints are the way to go.  One thing to be very cognizant 
> of with these - unlike the stock U-Joints, the don't do a through pinch 
> bolt with an interference fit - they use a big set screw instead.  You 
> need to make sure the set screw hits an indented area and RED LOKTITE that 
> sucker in place.  You do NOT want it falling out.
>
> Tony Drews
>
> At 06:58 AM 7/22/2014, Bill Tobin wrote:
>>Good morning.
>>Pegasus has Borgeson needle bearing u-joints. The size is 9/16 x 36 
>>spline, PN 1492-32, for British cars, as per their catalog. Around $80. 
>>Great quality and very rugged. I'm sure Won Hong Lo Enterprises in China 
>>is selling cheap knockoffs, but what's your car (or life) worth? I know of 
>>one Bozo who used Craftsman 1/2 drive universal jonts in his steering 
>>setup on a street rod!
>>They also sell splined steering shafts and shaft supports.
>>NFI.
>>Cheers, Bill
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Van Vlack" 
>><jerryvv at roadrunner.com>
>>To: "'Friends of Triumph'" <fot at autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 6:50 AM
>>Subject: [Fot] Solid U-Joint
>>
>>
>>>Ibd like to replace my TR4A steering column rubber (rag) U-joint with a
>>>metal U-joint much the TR6 uses. Is there a racing supplier who sells 
>>>these
>>>and can someone point me in the right direction with a P/N too. The big 
>>>three
>>>think these are made of gold so Ibm looking for a better deal if one is 
>>>to
>>>be had.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>JVV
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