U Joint Caps Spinning

There is also a bit of end play on the yoke.

U joint caps spinning.

Are these considerd bad. Measuring u joints is a cruel joke. There is a slight tolerance for a u joint to fit in an axle and the circle clip is meant to do the rest. Once you have recorded your measurements click on the images below to select the appropriate style of u joint you have.

Jakebrakechampion apr 30 2011. I already found you can t mix match caps to different u joints because of differences in. Although the needle bearings look good clean and greased. I recently replaced the u joints in the front axles about 1 500 2000 miles ago and now a couple of the caps are spinning on the passenger side shaft.

Btdt the critical measurement depends on where the groove for the clip is cut into the cap along with the thickness of the clip the thickness of the cap and the length of the u joint cross. It is a precision u joint. Service u joints in minutes using the tiger tool 10105 u joint puller 10202 bearing cup installer duration. The illustrations below show appropriate measurements required to identify the most common styles of u joints.

I highly doubt that a cap is going to spin in a driveshaft with all the friction and force being applied to the cap via strap u bolt. 11 52844 1 combination u joint to connect 1310 series driveshaft to 1330 series ford 1 125 inch big cap end yoke click here for more details part. We recommend using a caliper or micrometer to most accurately measure u joints. I had a bugger of a time getting the old probably original joints out and actually squeezed one of the yokes a bit in the process.

A driveshaft u joint is actually held in place using a u bolt or strap wrapping force around the cap.