Re: ujoint travel smoothness
[Re: tubtar]
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03/30/22 10:55 AM
03/30/22 10:55 AM
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JohnRR
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should be smooth on each plane. Crunchy is bad. A little drag I can live with , but if it seems to be sticking in spots , I'd be concerned. They either bent the yokes installing them or got crud in there when putting them together. Should be smooth is all directions
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Re: ujoint travel smoothness
[Re: BigBlockGTS]
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03/31/22 02:38 PM
03/31/22 02:38 PM
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moparx
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i would fix it no matter what application ! something isn't right as it is now. possibly bent yoke, deformed cap or caps, crud inside with the bearings, the joint not centered in the yoke, etc. as has been said, the joint needs to move smoothly in all directions.
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Re: ujoint travel smoothness
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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03/31/22 05:22 PM
03/31/22 05:22 PM
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hemicar1971
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How about the driveshaft place you had it shortened at. How good are they is it true. Anyone else near you to give there 2 cents in person. Maybe a new U Joint had a dry spot or been sitting and was dry in a spot but check how true everything is and see what seem to be wrong. I would not want to take it for a long drive and have it come home on the hook. You will aways be thinking about it when you go for a drive. If you are going to run the car at the track good enough is never good enough unless you have trailered it to the drag strip, even then it suck coming apart and having to fix something that should of been looked at.
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Re: ujoint travel smoothness
[Re: hemicar1971]
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03/31/22 06:29 PM
03/31/22 06:29 PM
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CMcAllister
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Caps need to be seated out against the clips after installing. Try that. Take it apart and look at it. Should be smooth. Not unusual to be "snug" when new, but not rough.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: ujoint travel smoothness
[Re: CMcAllister]
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04/01/22 09:26 AM
04/01/22 09:26 AM
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6PakBee
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What brand U-joints did you use?
"We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".
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