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Steering Shaft Coupling/U-Joint

Postby Vegas_M » 16 Jun 2010 03:20

Hi all,

My upper steering u-joint is totally seized and the lower one is loose needs to be rebuilt (if that's even possible). It's probably better and cheaper to replace both with proper u-joint's than to try to recondition the ones I have.

So, anyone know what size the splines are? Looks like about 1/2" or 9/16" dia with around 30 splines. Is this correct? Any suggestions for u-joint replacements?

Thanks.
M.

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Postby Rich in Vancouver » 16 Jun 2010 05:24

I would go with Rimmer Brothers in the UK.
My orders from them generally take less than 5 working days.
They ship UPS "Saver" rate to Canada which avoids the dreaded customs clearance charge.

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Postby busheytrader » 16 Jun 2010 07:18

The top U/J comes with the shaft, the bottom one on its own. Both are around 30.00 GBP + vat over here but sterling is weak so probably a good deal for you.

They don't look like they can be rebuilt and I've replaced both in my time. It's a difficult job on a V8 with tubular manifolds / headers as there's very little clearance. The starter is close as well so best to disconnect the battery if you don't want to weld a dropped spanner to one of the terminals.

If you mark the splines / joints at the steering straight ahead position before you start you shouldn't have the steering wheel at a strange angle when you finish, like I did the first time.

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Postby Vegas_M » 17 Jun 2010 01:27

Hey Rich,

I'm surprised at your shipping experience. I've been dinged by customs and customs broker clearance charges on absolutely everything I've had shipped by Rimmers, not to mention what I consider to be their quite high shipping rates.

However, rather than replacing the intermediate shaft and u-joint with stock non-rebuildable ones, I'd prefer to replace them with rebuildable joints and a dbl splined shaft, or at least something with grease nipples.

Guess I'll keep looking.

M.

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