Re: U-Joint cap retainer straps from factory

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2020/1/16 16:05:32

I agree, John - I think they're just to keep the caps on, so the needle bearings don't 'get away' and end up all over the place. When I put my drive shaft back in, I had quite a time getting the U-joint in place, with the caps on, and then positioning the saddles so as to be able to get the nuts started. There are no grease zerks on my U-joints, (any on yours?) which I found odd, so I loaded up the cups with chassis grease and that HELPED keep the caps in place but wasn't 'goof-proof'. A couple of times, I had caps fall off and sometimes the needle bearings did some moving around, even came out. Not a fun task, crawling around on the floor by one's self - that's for sure. Car on a hoist with 2 guys, it would be pretty easy, but how many of us have THAT luxury?!?! Chris.