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1. U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:41:04 -0500; I went to replace a noisy rear-axle U-joint, and I noticed that the joint itself was OK, but one or two of the cups were slightly loose in the yokes. It looks like the holes in the yokes have manage; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00799.html (7,703 bytes)
2. RE: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:10:00 -0600; If you have a shop in your area that specializes in power train and drive-shaft repair they should be able to replace the worn yoke. Be sure to have the axle balanced afterwards. In the yellow pages; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00800.html (8,417 bytes)
3. Re: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:45:11 -0800; Actually that's not far off from the factory specs. Normally, u-joints were secured with different thickness circlips to eliminate this slop whenever u-joints were replaced. Now-a-days, the circlips; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00801.html (8,127 bytes)
4. Re: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: SJagGo@aol.com; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:03:48 EST; Hi Doug, You should have zero play in your u-joints-all four of them. Chances R if you have that much play in your yokes, the bearings in your rear axle trunnions are shot as well. It would probably; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00803.html (8,366 bytes)
5. RE: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:37:09 -0600; I'll defer to you there as I don't have a lot of experience with the type of axles that the Spitfire uses. I'm just hesitant to toss something that could be troublesome to replace (like most LBC par; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00807.html (9,178 bytes)
6. Re: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:35:17 -0500; My problem is nastier. The U-joint cup moves from side to side, and sometimes when you bend the joint, the cups sometimes rotate in the yokes... There isn't really any axial endplay like you describe; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00808.html (7,886 bytes)
7. Re: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:28:45 -0800; ** Ooops, you need new axles and or u-joint flanges- if you have the shorter MK1-4 axles, anything from an early Spitfire up until 73 will fit (the u-joints are the same for all Spitfires). If you o; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00810.html (8,247 bytes)
8. Re: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:40:13 -0500; Are the flanges on the end of the driveshaft interchangeable with those on the rear axles? (My BL parts book does not give a separate part number for the driveshaft flanges). Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00815.html (7,364 bytes)
9. Re: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 22:37:07 -0500 (EST); Yes. --Andy * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Andrew Mace, President and * * 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant * * Vintage Triumph Register <www.vtr.org> * * amace@unix2.nysed.gov; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00817.html (7,660 bytes)
10. Re: U-joint problem (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:10:34 -0700; The short answer is "YES" However there are 2 different size flanges one (smaller) is up through the Mk3 and the larger is for the MkIV and 1500 (also GT6's) Regards, Joe -- "If you can't excel with; /html/spitfires/1999-11/msg00819.html (7,728 bytes)

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