New model A U-joints

[Oldbluoval]

“Terry, I know that you have probably forgotten more about Model As then I will ever know. That said however, you are rude, condescending, and just plain not a nice person. I know some 8 year olds like that,”

Wow! Talk about judgmental. We really don’t need character assassination like that here.
Why does jeepguy think he needs to chime in with comments like that? Take your meds…maybe up the dose!

[Bob Bidonde]

Why would you rebuild a lesser design Ford U-joint? Looking at the photo of the riveted joint, every part of it would need replacement or substantial metal buildup and machining to renew it. Even Ford recognized the inferiority of the riveted design and replaced it with the Spicer joint.

[GPierce]

I recently visited Brent. He took time out from his busy day to give me a two hour tour of his facility, explaining all his special tooling and restoration processes. He was a vary gracious host and made me feel welcome at his shop.
Thanks again Brent.

[jeepguy1948]

Communication is 80% non verbal. This type of communication the we do here eliminates that and leaves us with only that remaining 20%. Maybe what you thought was a joke didn’t look like in on here, that’s all. And BTW it seemed to me that you were insulting Bob not me. I believe what you’re saying so it’s all good.

[Oldbluoval]

I looked thru Brent’s posts and nothing even suggested humor…
Not sure where u got that. This is NOT my battle so I will stop; no more than an insult to Bob was your battle.
But have you considered an apology?
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[Chuck Sea/Tac]

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Has anyone used a u joint from sugar hill referenced in post 12? Or know anything about their quality?

[shew01]

Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac

Has anyone used a u joint from sugar hill referenced in post 12? Or know anything about their quality?

I’m interested too. It looks like I need one.


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[shew01]

Originally Posted by alexiskai

As if on cue, this fellow is selling some:

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=322418

I just ordered one from him, Gary Nelson. He charged $65 via PayPal with free shipping. Here is a picture of his work. I’ll try to remember to post here after I receive his product.




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[shew01]

Gary Nelson’s universal joint arrived today from Canada. It seems to fit the clamshell without dragging on any of the bolts. It took about a week for shipment.




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[alexiskai]

Thanks for following up.

[shew01]

Originally Posted by alexiskai

Thanks for following up.

Thanks for the tip. I couldn’t find one anywhere else. He seems like a nice guy.


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[lalkie]

Tams movdel a offers a rebuild kit.

[alexiskai]

Originally Posted by lalkie

Tams movdel a offers a rebuild kit.

I wonder if that’s the kit Mac’s had been manufacturing.

[quickchange]

Snyders sell a kit , rebuilt a number of the V8 ones ,

[Pete]

The riveted joints are lighter with what mass they have closer to the center, therefore they are better for racing due to the inertia. They are quite rebuildable. Been there done many.

The needle bearing Lincoln joints will actually result in slightly under one hp gain at the rear wheels at 6000 engine rpm.

[shew01]

Originally Posted by quickchange

Snyders sell a kit , rebuilt a number of the V8 ones ,

They were out of stock when I checked, and I didn’t have a core to rebuild.


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[Phil Brown]

So what's involved in rebuilding an orig. riveted one ? Never even seen one apart, are they similar to a modern u-joint

[shew01]

Originally Posted by Phil Brown

So what's involved in rebuilding an orig. riveted one ? Never even seen one apart, are they similar to a modern u-joint

Post #7 is about as close of an answer that I’ve seen.


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[shew01]

Originally Posted by Pete

The riveted joints are lighter with what mass they have closer to the center, therefore they are better for racing due to the inertia. They are quite rebuildable. Been there done many.

The needle bearing Lincoln joints will actually result in slightly under one hp gain at the rear wheels at 6000 engine rpm.

I went with the original universal joint design because I didn’t think it would be easy to keep the needle bearings greased by just pumping grease into the grease fitting. Is that incorrect thinking on my part? Do the modern needle bearings pick up grease readily when the cavity is pumped with grease?


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[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by shew01

I went with the original universal joint design because I didn’t think it would be easy to keep the needle bearings greased by just pumping grease into the grease fitting. Is that incorrect thinking on my part? Do the modern needle bearings pick up grease readily when the cavity is pumped with grease?


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I wasn't aware replacement Model A u-joints had needle bearing, I thought they had bushings.