Had to use the Stag engined TR to fetch some parts yesterday as dad had borrowed the pickup.
A mile or so from home, as soon as I got over 70mph, a metallic squirk squirk squirk noise started emanating from somewhere under the car.
Mechanical sympathy slowed me down somewhat, but on the way home it started again above 50 mph.
The frequency of the noise suggested it was something slow turning, ie probably wheel speed.
Up onto the ramps at home and a quick peer at the driveshaft UJ's revealed shiney metal around one of the circlips, ie one of the cups was turning in the shaft, guaranteed to wreck the driveshaft PDQ.
One advantage of having so many cars with the same transmission is that it is worth keeping a spare UJ in stock, especialy when you wreck as many as I do.
As I am heartily sick of replacing buggered uj's ( the PO of my stag fitted 4 to the driveshafts the year before I bought it, one was knackered when I got it, only 3000 miles), I only fit the expensive GKN ones available from EJ Ward among others. These are nearer £25 than the usual fiver but are very different internally.
While I was doing the job I thought I would take a picture of the two side by side.
As can be seen the GKN's have a thicker cruciform bit in the middle, the needle rollers are longer, and there are 27 needles compared to 24 in the cheap joint. That is a lot of extra bearing area.
When these are fitted there is absolutely no play in the joint, some cheap ones I have fitted have felt knackered when new!
Worth bearing in mind when unusual noises start emanating from your nether regions!
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A mile or so from home, as soon as I got over 70mph, a metallic squirk squirk squirk noise started emanating from somewhere under the car.
Mechanical sympathy slowed me down somewhat, but on the way home it started again above 50 mph.
The frequency of the noise suggested it was something slow turning, ie probably wheel speed.
Up onto the ramps at home and a quick peer at the driveshaft UJ's revealed shiney metal around one of the circlips, ie one of the cups was turning in the shaft, guaranteed to wreck the driveshaft PDQ.
One advantage of having so many cars with the same transmission is that it is worth keeping a spare UJ in stock, especialy when you wreck as many as I do.
As I am heartily sick of replacing buggered uj's ( the PO of my stag fitted 4 to the driveshafts the year before I bought it, one was knackered when I got it, only 3000 miles), I only fit the expensive GKN ones available from EJ Ward among others. These are nearer £25 than the usual fiver but are very different internally.
While I was doing the job I thought I would take a picture of the two side by side.
As can be seen the GKN's have a thicker cruciform bit in the middle, the needle rollers are longer, and there are 27 needles compared to 24 in the cheap joint. That is a lot of extra bearing area.
When these are fitted there is absolutely no play in the joint, some cheap ones I have fitted have felt knackered when new!
Worth bearing in mind when unusual noises start emanating from your nether regions!
DSCF0029 (600 x 450).jpg
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