[DeTomaso] u joints

[boyd casey]

Justin,
Did you follow the installation instructions? You are supposed to drill
holes for both of the allen screws. The splines should prevent any lateral
slipage and if the shaft is drilled and the allen screws are set deep enough
there should be no move ment at all. If the allen screws are not deep enough
you could drill a deeper hole and replace the allen screw with a longer set
screw. Borgenson makes a clampable 36 spline in 3/4 and 9/16 is ours 3/4 or
9 /16ths?  Here is a link to the instructions for installing the u joint
according to the manufacturers specs
http://www.flamingriver.com/instructions/U-Joint%20Installation%20Instructions.pdf

Boyd


On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Justin Greisberg <
justingreisberg at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> maybe.  if you remove the set screw to drill the slot/hole, there is
> nothing to keep it from moving around, and the shaft is not readily
> accessible by a drill once it is in the car.  that IS a good idea, though,
> and it is my next plan if anything becomes loose again.  i am sure it could
> be done.  having said that, now that i have super tightened the set screws,
> they have not loosened, but still on my list of worries as I drive the car.
>
> Justin's list of worries:
> 1. u joint retainer clips will come loose at speed with catastrophic
> driveshaft failure
> 2. shift u joint will loosen and make car almost undriveable
> 3. accelerator cable will bind and snap (lots of tight bends there)
> 4. will find a piece of road debris and take out the front lower valence
> panel, which I nicely straightened and painted
> 5. wheel will fall off when driving despite torquing lug nuts a dozen
> times.
> 6. my new seat foam will never settle down, so my head will continue to rub
> the headliner whenever I drive the car (really irritating)
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 19:29:59 -0400
> > From: tonydigi at optonline.net
> > Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] u joints
> > To: justingreisberg at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> >
> > Can you install, mark thru the setscrew hole, and drill a shallow cone in
> > the shaft to improve the setscrew grip?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of Justin Greisberg
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:20 PM
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] u joints
> >
> >
> > i am pretty sure the u joints are from flaming river, and the same ones
> go
> > for the shift linkage as the steering linkage. they are much better than
> > stock, especially if you are trying to get good feel and less slop in the
> > steering. I bought them from summit racing, but the price was the same as
> > if i had bought from a vendor at the time, so may not be any savings. the
> u
> > joints are pricey, and it is a challenge to get the set screw to lock on
> the
> > shift linkage without slipping. the originals have a pinch fitting; the
> > flaming rivers (or are they borgesons? dont recall) have a set screw and
> it
> > likes to slide, so I have had to retighten all my shift linkage ujoints
> at
> > least once after the linkage slid a bit -- when that happens u can only
> get
> > 1, 3, and 5th gears - not 2, 4 or reverse. but you will get some nice
> gear
> > grinding when you try! wonder if tight stock ones would be good enough
> for
> > shift linkage. all of mine had some play in them...
> >
> > i can get the numbers off the u joints if anyone is interested in the
> part
> > number. justin
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