Jeffds1360 Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Typical me, dislodged 3 rollers out of the last cap when installing new uj and can only get 2 back in place!! Is there a trick to this? Any hints most welcome asap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 yes strong tea !!! and are you sure they are from the cap youre playing with not a previous normally a gentle squeeze pops them in , do this in a poly bag as when the little sod flies off you can catch it before it goes under the bench kick board Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Plenty of fresh grease and I've no idea of the size of your hands but the tip of my little finger goes into the cap to rotate them all about and clear a space for any remaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 I think I have smaller hands than Colin as I seem to recall using an index finger. 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 I'm with Rob on that! First time I have tried the index finger for beneficial reasons but..... NO. Still won't go I'v jiggled and wiggled and now wasted hours trying to count them and compare to old ones. I get 26 or 27 or even 28 but my eyes are not what they were! Can I not just leave it out. Old uj is a nice tight fit in new cap even with that one missing??? New uj sitting 3/4 finished in vice looking very lonely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 talking fingers last time my doc did a prostrate exam i asked why he used two fingers ,,,, he thought i might like a second oppinion 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 I was too tight to let even one in! he gave up. Look... the new cap without one roller is very tight on the old uj. An old cap could be used on the new uj? Or must I get this back in and use new on new I've packed in now. Swafegared and cleaning nails out in the sun. this car is not going back on road in a hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 unless you know the caps and cross pins are the same make /version i would expect to keep all as a matched set , not mix and match doesnt sound a good idea pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Ok. Thanks Pete, I've ordered a new one so I can take my time reinstalling the pins and have a spare. Need a new vice too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 If this was me, I’d step back, swear and shout a bit and consider my options. If I couldn’t get the new UJ back as it was, it’s useless. Why spoil the ship etc. A new UJ is £10 bit the bullet! Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Spot on Doug. Done that... and that and that. Cheers. It is the time delay that's annoying. Was going to see a disabled housebound mate today in it but....tomorrow maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 dont let this little car get the better of you Im sure the next job you find will make this seem a doddle Hmmmm !!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Would you beeeeereliiiiieve it!!!!! After spending hours and hours cleaning the pins, the cap, my fingernails and resetting them twice with tweezers and wobbly hands, I gave up. No way would that last pin, number 27, go in. So I took the opposite cap off....f f ffs sake..............only 25 in there!!!! What a relevation ......the little barstewad had fallen right through the central 'grease way' into the opposite cap!!!!! I give in, this car dislikes me. I'm sure now because on my last attempt I'm still a mm short of circlip groove, so I have a faller again!!! My vice is ko'd and tapping the caps is no good. Given up for today. Btw, Rimmers did not know how many pins are in their uj.... it is 26 AAAAARGHhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 really pleased youre enjoying yourself the learning curve is remembered for years .. well mine are on deteriorate mode Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 If I could learn even just half of what you have forgotten I'd be the top triumph mechanic! Cheers Pete. I've ordered a g clamp. Vices are well pricey!! Goodnight all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeffds1360 said: I give in, this car dislikes me. My GT6 positively hates me, and is never happy until it's drawn blood. I knew a horse like it once, it learned that if it made a total hash of jumping it was put back into the stable where it lazed about and got food. My GT6 hates those nasty roads and so has learned that if it stays broken, it'll never go out on the road again. I just have to show it who is boss. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 as for a vice ive had a Record No3 for years and its capable of many nasty jobs . having said that i guess it will need a new nut or something daft now you know about it we call it Jeffs luck Ha!!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 One of the (very few) surprisingly useful things left behind by the POs when we bought this house was a proper bench vice. No bench, nor even serviceable garage to put one in - I had to get that built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Your all nuts! Loose or what? So...I have just had a new uj delivered from Anglia whatsit. Grease nipple in one cap. On the rimmers one the nipple, on yoke, got damaged during my on off on off hit it with a big hammer episode. I'll keep it as a spare and put some grease in cross piece. I complained to rimmer about the lack of grease and they replied "we will tell manufacturers " So... I need a new nipple for it, or a blank. Where do I get that? Fitting the new one in the next hour.....will I be on the road before dark ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 all the club shop ones come with a grub screw to blank off the hole ( theres a note on the parts bin , dont forget your screw ) pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 50 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: (theres a note on the parts bin , dont forget your screw ) Ooo! Ere! Mrs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grease-nipples-M6-x-1-straight-zinc-plated-pack-of-4/133455220846?epid=1748032108&hash=item1f128d106e:g:ywUAAOSwg3FUkzjQ You can leave it out till they arrive Jeff. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Assorted-Box-of-Grease-Nipples-Metric-Imperial-Popular-Qty-130-M6-M8-M10-1-8/382708989617?hash=item591b3bbeb1:g:lrkAAOSwh7tcLc-t These are a better bet then you never be without a nipple to grease Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 oooh nipples and grease is this Dougs other site ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffds1360 Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Cheers. They are cheap enough. Broke a roller see pic. on my latest post. Given up for the day. No progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagger Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 If you guys want some nice tools, look at thetoolsquirrel on the internet. It is my youngest son's website. He has all sorts of vices (don't tell him I said that) clamps, even a nice Herald/Vitesse/Spitfire/GT6 factory workshop manual. I've got the Vitesse/GT6 only one AND I am keeping it. He does books, leaflets and tools for all trades. Will post this on General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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