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excalibur · 11-11-2020, 06:06 PM

I am in the process of tearing down my 29 roadster pickup. I pulled the trans and was looking at the front u joint. It has a very sloppy fit around what I call the caps. To me the caps are what hold the needle bearings on current style u joints. If I was to compare this to a current u joint and the way it fits, I would throw it away.
So my question is should this ujoint be tight like current ones are on cars or were they made with a loose fit. I am considering going with a complete new one just to be safe.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.

11-11-2020, 06:06 PM	#1
excalibur Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 22	1929 u joint I am in the process of tearing down my 29 roadster pickup. I pulled the trans and was looking at the front u joint. It has a very sloppy fit around what I call the caps. To me the caps are what hold the needle bearings on current style u joints. If I was to compare this to a current u joint and the way it fits, I would throw it away. So my question is should this ujoint be tight like current ones are on cars or were they made with a loose fit. I am considering going with a complete new one just to be safe. Thanks in advance for the feedback.