Steering shaft UJ

[500e]

A small fine grit that is just a fit

 

[500e]

There will be rust a quick wiz will remove the rust.
And if plated you will have to remove that a flap wheel is the softest option have done a few over the years

 

[plewlandsbob]

To make life a bit easier, when fitting new one, instead of trying to hold joint, sockets and tightening vice at same time, you can make a simple tool. Take a piece of angle iron, about same width as your vice jaws. On one outer face of angle, weld on a bit of round bar, or a bolt , or nut or an old socket, slightly smaller than diameter of the cups. This will then sit on top of vice jaws, with the pin sticking out horizontally.
You can weld something on top side to counterbalance it if you want. Ours at work, have different sized pins, for different ujs.I
This free' s up one hand, when pressing them together.

Or if it is a small joint, I have done them with a small G clamp.

 

[Morrisman]

To make life a bit easier, when fitting new one, instead of trying to hold joint, sockets and tightening vice at same time, you can make a simple tool. Take a piece of angle iron, about same width as your vice jaws. On one outer face of angle, weld on a bit of round bar, or a bolt , or nut or an old socket, slightly smaller than diameter of the cups. This will then sit on top of vice jaws, with the pin sticking out horizontally.
You can weld something on top side to counterbalance it if you want. Ours at work, have different sized pins, for different ujs.I
This free' s up one hand, when pressing them together.

Or if it is a small joint, I have done them with a small G clamp.

Something that worries me, if ever I have to strip mine down again, is one half is tapered on the outside, meaning I shan't be able to press it evenly in the vice. I think it will slide sideways off of any socket I use. Any ideas how to do it, should the need arise?

 

[plewlandsbob]

Something that worries me, if ever I have to strip mine down again, is one half is tapered on the outside, meaning I shan't be able to press it evenly in the vice. I think it will slide sideways off of any socket I use. Any ideas how to do it, should the need arise?

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Either another piece of angle , with a pin welded on. Or a piece of pipe, ground down , at an angle, so it is in line with the uj, welded onto a piece of angle, with a lug welded onto the pipe to locate it against , the front of the yoke.

 

[Myles1970]

Thanks folks

 

[tom2207]

Something that worries me, if ever I have to strip mine down again, is one half is tapered on the outside, meaning I shan't be able to press it evenly in the vice. I think it will slide sideways off of any socket I use. Any ideas how to do it, should the need arise?

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I just use a bit of flat plate as a packer and continue as normal , done loads,, most folk that spend time round land rovers get good at changing them , its another land rover weak spot. They look like a bit of a Rubik cube till youve done a few then you wonder where the issue ever was ,,, a good vise is a must have though.