[TR] TR3 U-Joints

[Greg Lemon]

Sorry, read your question better, a good shop that works on older cars
should have no trouble finding them.

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 9:13 PM Greg Lemon <grglmn at gmail.com> wrote:

> For stuff like this I go to Rock Auto and get manufacturers parts numbers
> from there you can see what else they fit.  As I recall Triumph used the
> same U joint through the TR6, and looking on Rock Auto numbers the Moog 344
> was fit to a lot of more modern cars including some Volvos, so fighting
> chance you local parts house will have it even if their computer doesn't
> spit much out if you put "Triumph TR3" in the search field.
>
> The response I get when I tell them I have a Triumph TR250 is usually "who
> makes that?".  But still not as confusing as when I had a BMW 2002 "what
> kind of 2002 BMW do you have sir?"
>
> Greg Lemon
>
> On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 8:52 PM TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I think my 1960's TR3A U-joints are going out. It has been decades since
>> I've even thought about them and right now my TR is my only transportation
>> so I need it fixed soonest if not sooner.
>>
>> Question are the U-joints common off the shelf parts or something that
>> needs to be ordered from a TR specialty supplier? Is this something I need
>> to order or can a shop get it from a local auto parts house? Replacing them
>> is no longer something I can do myself.
>>
>> TeriAnn
>>
>> Parts wear out over time and use but it is not fair to have both cars go
>> out at the same time
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