Propshafts UJ rebuild

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jeffrey townsend
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Propshafts UJ rebuild

Post by jeffrey townsend » Sun Jan 13, 2019 12:36 pm

Hi All, I will be installing new front and rear UJ bearings, cups and spiders to the propshaft fo TA1957 soon. I ve not done this before. Could someone confirm if any joint compound should be used on the cups before they are driven into the yokes. I assume squeezing the cups in flush with a vice is best with final driving using a drift to permit circlips to be fitted. Is there a risk of over driving the bearing cups? Regards  Jeff Townsend. North Cambridgeshire UK TA1957. TB0489 MG TB80 the 80th anniversary Event for MG TB Owners 1939-2019 [b] [/b] Sent from my iPhone

Dave Ahrendt
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Re: Propshafts UJ rebuild

Post by Dave Ahrendt » Sun Jan 13, 2019 2:56 pm

Jeff,   There is a good video on YouTube about replacing u-joints on a MGB but the process is the same for your TA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCYy0DYn2tI Or you can check out John Twists 5 minute u-joint replacement at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDX17xf9grA   Dave TC 0524   [b]From:[/b] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com">jeffrey townsend jeff.townsend@hotmail.co.uk [mg-tabc] [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, January 13, 2019 3:34 PM [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com">mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Propshafts UJ rebuild    

Hi All, I will be installing new front and rear UJ bearings, cups and spiders to the propshaft fo TA1957 soon. I ve not done this before. Could someone confirm if any joint compound should be used on the cups before they are driven into the yokes. I assume squeezing the cups in flush with a vice is best with final driving using a drift to permit circlips to be fitted. Is there a risk of over driving the bearing cups?   Regards   Jeff Townsend. North Cambridgeshire UK TA1957. TB0489 [b]MG TB80 the 80th anniversary Event for MG TB Owners 1939-2019[/b] [b] [/b]   Sent from my iPhone


jeffrey townsend
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Re: Propshafts UJ rebuild

Post by jeffrey townsend » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:37 pm

#ygrps-yiv-2079275100 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} Thanks to Dave and all others who responded to my questions about propshaft UJ rebuild. The video noted below is very useful. Thanks again, Jeff MG TB80 the 80th anniversary Event for MG TB Owners 1939-2019 [b]From:[/b] Dave Ahrendt dave@dkahrendt.net> [b]Sent:[/b] 13 January 2019 22:55 [b]To:[/b] jeffrey townsend; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] Propshafts UJ rebuild   Jeff,   There is a good video on YouTube about replacing u-joints on a MGB but the process is the same for your TA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCYy0DYn2tI Or you can check out John Twists 5 minute u-joint replacement at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDX17xf9grA   Dave TC 0524   [b]From:[/b] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com">jeffrey townsend jeff.townsend@hotmail.co.uk [mg-tabc] [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, January 13, 2019 3:34 PM [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com">mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Propshafts UJ rebuild     Hi All,

I will be installing new front and rear UJ bearings, cups and spiders to the propshaft fo TA1957 soon. I ve not done this before. Could someone confirm if any joint compound should be used on the cups before they are driven into the yokes. I assume squeezing the cups in flush with a vice is best with final driving using a drift to permit circlips to be fitted. Is there a risk of over driving the bearing cups?   Regards   Jeff Townsend. North Cambridgeshire UK TA1957. TB0489 MG TB80 the 80th anniversary Event for MG TB Owners 1939-2019   Sent from my iPhone

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