<VV> LM Rear Axle:Caps and races different lengths on same U-joint?

[Charles Lee]

That was my point – 

 

I had two cars, and thought the U-joints & parts were interchangeable but apparently not.

 

Different size caps and bearings and centers, all have to stay to together, which I now know, thanks to you guys!

 

Thanks for the info!

 

Charles Lee

 

From: Paul Fox [mailto:paulvair at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 6:46 AM
To: Charles Lee
Subject: Re: <VV> LM Rear Axle:Caps and races different lengths on same U-joint?

 

The safest thing to do is buy all new heavy duty u-joints

 

On Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:18 PM, Charles Lee via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

 

That was exactly the problem, because I didn’t know there were different specs among them, and replaced a missing/damaged cap with another without noticing the .10” difference :<~{



The one U-joint with one short and one long was the real kicker ! (see pix) 



Charles Lee



From: Paul Fox [mailto:paulvair at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 4:34 AM
To: Charles Lee; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> LM Rear Axle:Caps and races different lengths on same U-joint?



It shouldn't be like that unless you mixed them up. There are different manufacturers of  u-joints. They all fit as they should but can't interchange parts amongst them selves.



On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:18 PM, Charles Lee via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:





Hi again,



Thanks for the help with the jack issues.



New issue with half-shaft U-joints:



I could not squeeze, cajole, plead with axle into outboard rear wheel (in
board worked OK) .



Opposite sides of same U-joint are different lengths?



How many kinds of U-joints were there, such that I have a mixed bag of
parts?



Needle bearing are different lengths and diameters?!?!?



Charlie



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