Half shaft restro
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Middleboro/Boston MA
Re: Half shaft restro (9t6t7)
I think the consensus is that the ones without zerks are stronger,
I don't think the zerks are really needed in a good quality U joint.
I can't remember the good brands except for maybe moog,
I'm sure someone else knows.
I don't think the zerks are really needed in a good quality U joint.
I can't remember the good brands except for maybe moog,
I'm sure someone else knows.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Washington Michigan
Re: Half shaft restro (Ed T)
Unless you really thrash the car, the strength issue probably doesn't mean much, although the originals didn't have zerks either. IMO, the best "U"-joints out there are Spicer.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 1999
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From: Moon Township PA
Re: Half shaft restro (LT1driver)
No zerks, not original, weaker, go spicer, best there is. :cheers:
Spicer w/o the grease fittings. Ok, so they won't last 30 years, but, hey, neither will I. ;)
Gary
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 1999
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From: Raleigh North Carolina
Re: Half shaft restro (GaryS)
Good point Gary.
RE: The zerkless joints-
U-Joints snap off close to the point where the seal rides. The culprit is usually the hollow, drilled out part of the joint. If you buy a zerkless u-joint for the benefit of solid trunions, then check the product before you take it home. Many zerkless u-joints are drillled just like greaseable u-joints.... which defeats the purpose of going zerkless. A small drilled cavity is normally required for grease retention/expansion, but if the cavity goes all the way back to the seal area, then you lose. Just a heads up. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
RE: The zerkless joints-
U-Joints snap off close to the point where the seal rides. The culprit is usually the hollow, drilled out part of the joint. If you buy a zerkless u-joint for the benefit of solid trunions, then check the product before you take it home. Many zerkless u-joints are drillled just like greaseable u-joints.... which defeats the purpose of going zerkless. A small drilled cavity is normally required for grease retention/expansion, but if the cavity goes all the way back to the seal area, then you lose. Just a heads up. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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