BPNW used to sell the Hardy Spicer ones in the green box. Does anyone know
what they sell now?
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Taylor" <atenglish@mindspring.com>
To: <VANDECARR@aol.com>; <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>;
<rkramer3@austin.rr.com>; <jerryvv@alltel.net>
Cc: <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: U-Joints
> The only u-joint that I have found to always fit properly is the UK
> manufactured Hardy Spicer brand in the green box. HS195 has the grease
> fitting in the cross-section and the HS161 has no fitting at all. I bought
> cases of these from Special Interest Car Parts shortly before they went
> away. I am now down to a handful. The Spicer/Dana brand in the
> white/red/black box seems to be the next best choice. I try to avoid any
> not
> made in the UK or US , but it is getting more and more difficult to do so.
>
> Alan Taylor
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <VANDECARR@aol.com>
> To: <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>; <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>;
> <jerryvv@alltel.net>
> Cc: <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 4:07 PM
> Subject: Re: U-Joints
>
>
>> I use the spicer joints on the outer axle joint. You replace the fiting
>> with a plug and it works fine. After a year of beating them with a Ford
> V8 in
>> my TR 6 they are still in like new condition. The new stock u joints
> lasted
>> for 2 events.
>>
>> Dean VanDeCarr
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