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walkerlakeprinter · 10-13-2018, 06:40 PM

I have my 1929 Coupe transmission and bell housing out of the car and am trying to re-install the U-Joint. Should the U-Joint slip easily onto the splined shaft of the transmission? Mine didn't want to slip on, so I tapped it gently with a hammer and it just got stuck and I had to tap it off with a long screwdriver.
I had assumed that it would just slide on without fuss and then I could attach the retainer and bolt through the back part of the U-Joint with a socket on an extension. Any ideas? My old U-joint is not worn or anything, I just want to
get my car back together. I plan to put the transmission and bell housing in and support it while attached to the torque tube and re-install the engine. I removed and replaced my engine once this way when I lived in Alaska.

10-13-2018, 06:40 PM	#1
walkerlakeprinter Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walker Lake, Nevada Posts: 304	Re-installing U-Joint I have my 1929 Coupe transmission and bell housing out of the car and am trying to re-install the U-Joint. Should the U-Joint slip easily onto the splined shaft of the transmission? Mine didn't want to slip on, so I tapped it gently with a hammer and it just got stuck and I had to tap it off with a long screwdriver. I had assumed that it would just slide on without fuss and then I could attach the retainer and bolt through the back part of the U-Joint with a socket on an extension. Any ideas? My old U-joint is not worn or anything, I just want to get my car back together. I plan to put the transmission and bell housing in and support it while attached to the torque tube and re-install the engine. I removed and replaced my engine once this way when I lived in Alaska.