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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