[Spridgets] I hate U joints

Peter Caldwell peter at nosimport.com
Mon Mar 30 06:54:42 MST 2009


At 08:43 AM 3/30/2009, robertduquette at sympatico.ca wrote:
>I haven't done u-joints in decades, but just bought a pair over the winter to
>install into the drive shaft that I swapped out of the Midget last year.  I
>was expecting everything to go fine.  Now I'm thinking that you guys have
>jinxed the whole thing.  :)
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>On another note, I had 2 u-joints go bad on my Subaru.  These are the
>non-serviceable type.  I had to replace "drive shafts".  Many many more
>multiples of dollars involved.  I was annoyed.
>
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>Robert D.
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Robert, You can usually take the shaft to a "driveline specialist" a 
guy who will machine out the stakes, press in the joints, center them 
and balance the shaft. New driveshafts don't have the circlip grooves 
anymore and the joints are centered and balanced on machines. It is a 
"better way" for balancing, but less consumer friendly.  Where have 
we heard that before.

Again, the Twist has a vid.
Peter 


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