[Healeys] Universal joints

[Bob Spidell]

Agree with Kees, but Hardy Spicer has always been the ‘go to’ name in U-joints (I think they might have invented them).  Given a choice, I go with the ‘name brand’ unless I have a good reason not to.

Bob

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> On Dec 26, 2017, at 10:26 AM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
> 
> Price has not much to do with quality. Go for the ones with the grease nipples.
> There may be variations in the diameter of the X pieces of the joints. Go for the ones with the largest diameter of the shafts of the X's. These will have the largest number of needles and will endure a much larger load.
> In the 70's/80's I used to have to change the UV joints on my Jensen-Healey (I think they may be identical to the ones on the A-H) about every year until I found out that I should have used the UV joints with the larger diameter of the X piece.
> After that I had very little trouble.
> I have used many makes from various countries at various prices and did not notice all that much difference in longevity.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Op 26-12-2017 om 18:10 schreef Simon Lachlan:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Trust that one and all are having Good Time....
>> 
>> So, a question. I’ll be replacing the two UJs in my MkII BT7’s propshaft soon. I am looking at the choices. Whilst they all look the same, there are some significant price variations. And some are sealed and some have grease nipples.
>> 
>> I guess that they all had grease nipples originally and the sealed ones were a later development. I wonder if it’s an improvement or just cost cutting???
>> 
>> Personally, I think I’ll go for the ones with the nipples.....at least that way I’ll be forced to touch and examine them occasionally. Or are the sealed one just as good ie a genuine improvement.
>> 
>> Price....are the pricier ones actually better or just making someone richer???
>> 
>> Any opinions would be welcome.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Simon
>> 
>> 
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