[Healeys] UJs

[Michael Salter]

One trick that makes the UJ circlips easy to remove is to use a large flat
end punch to drive each cup inward before starting.
They usually come easily after that.

M

On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 4:47 AM <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:

> Just done the UJs on my 3000. Mostly straightforward. But, and it just an
> observation:-
>
>    1. Of the two UJs, one had a grease nipple and the other was a
>    pre-greased, sealed, unit. It was dried up and not in good shape. The other
>    one, into which I had pumped grease at regular intervals, seemed 100% OK.
>    2. Of the two UJs, one had very beefy circlips of the type that one
>    removes with circlip pliers. Despite my having the correct circlip tool
>    those circlips were an absolute nightmare to extract. The others, per the
>    manual, extracted with a screwdriver, were a doddle. 10 seconds each by the
>    time I’d worked it out.
>
> I suppose that I’m suggesting UJs with nipples and decent circlips.
>
>
>
> I marked my propshaft so as to be sure to line  up the two halves properly
> when I reassembled. When I cleaned it up, I noticed that the arrows were
> almost 180° out of alignment. God knows why. I took it off years ago but
> didn’t disassemble it that time. I’ve lined up the arrows and will see what
> goes on when the car’s back on the road.
>
> Simon
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