Propshaft UJ

[drmike]

I have a 90 with various bits changed like the axles are probably from a 110 (but TBH I'm not sure). The front axle has vented discs and the rear just boring discs and as the 90 is 1985 I suspect the axles aren't original!

The front prop shaft UJs both need replacing and I have fitted one of them quite successfully but - ain't there always a but ...

The spider can move quite a long way in one of the yolks - the circlips are in  but I can push the caps back and forth under finger pressure.

The other yolk is fine.

So the question is are there different UJ sets? The ones I have are genuine Hardy Spicer from my local LR man.

Thanks for any help.

Mike

[v8kenny]

There are two sizes of UJ and sounds like you may have the wrong size fitted - do you still have the old ones you took off to measure from ?
Just changed my V8 110 rear uj's at the weekend and they are quite a bit larger than my 200 tdi 90's
110 is an '86 so quite old - maybe the same for your 90 since it is '85, although as far as I was aware it was only  V8's that were different (although I may of just dreamt that last bit !)

[drmike]

Well I have the one that came off and I've compared to the second new one that I haven't fitted and it looks the same.

Got different marking on it,  something about USA but I can't imagine that's the place.

I got the impression that the V8 had a different size.

What strikes me as odd is that one yoke fits fine the other one doesn't.

Mike

[rollazuki]

Theyre the same diameter caps, but I believe about 3/32 difference across the joint(ie cap to cap)
Ask your local joint supplier to get the longer one for you.

[drmike]

It was indeed the larger size which are now snugly fitted to the prop.

There's always one cup that doesn't baheve I guess and for me it was number 6 of the 8 I did. I beat it in teh end though!

Mike