[TR] installing a u-joint

[wbeech]

Jim,
I do it much the same as David, but I do use the vise with the sockets.  One
thing I found that was particularly helpful last week as I replaced one of
my driveshaft u-joints was to use my brake cylinder hone with some PB
Blaster as lubricant and smooth everything out before beginning the
reassembly.  Works like a charm, everything slides together with a minimum
of pressure.

Bill B
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L
'59 TR-3A TS/64974 LO
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"


-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces+wbeech=flash.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces+wbeech=flash.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
DLylis at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:08 PM
To: jimmuller at rcn.com; Triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] installing a u-joint

Jim,
This is the way I do it and it goes rather well and rather quickly.   First
I 
give a soaking of PB Blaster to minimize the pounding as much as  possible.

I put a large (1 1/16) socket on the floor to drive the cap into  and use a
smaller (3/4 ?) socket to drive the opposing cap toward the socket on  the
floor.  Once it goes all the way so it can't go forward any more, I  flip it
over and put a cold chisel in the cross of the spider and drive it the
other way.  
I flip it back over again and put a 1/8 drift past the end of  the spider
into the cap and drive the cap out.  Do it again on the other  one and the
whole thing just falls apart. 
After vices and presses and cursing I found this to be the best for me and
I can change a U Joint in about 6 minutes.  
When you reassemble do not just go and drive everything home. Use the
suggested grease methods for holding in the rollers, but as you start to
seat  the caps, take a break and check the joint for free play.  Only seat
the  caps enough to get the rings in, no more.  If when you are done the
joint  is stiff, you have driven it too much together and should loosen  it.
I have found the 
holding in the hand and tapping on the yoke  technique will free it up.   
 
David  Lylis
69 TR6 CC26160L
60 TR3A TS74461LO



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