Gromit Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 So, yesterday while watching this j**p climbing this hill (very impressive 4.0 straight six automatic, with lots of power) After a few seconds of lot of wheelspin, there was a loud bang and no more wheel spin. One end of the prop was sitting on the ground. The face of the diff flange had been drilled and tapped. 2 of the bearing cups on the UJ spider were held on by these wonderous brackets bolted to the flange. Yes, that is a large washer, spot welded to the bracket to hold the bearing cup if the spider Imagine if that lot had parted company at road speed :o :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Crikey! Sooo.... when you re-weld it, you'll apply more amperage right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 My God !!!! Youve got 2 left thumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Dirty finger nails, background out of focus, dodgy grammar - are you drunk? Should be a nut welded on there - it's what I do. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 cheap nasty american junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 My God !!!! Youve got 2 left thumbs When it comes to welding - I've got two left hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Dirty finger nails, Les. It's all right for you to complain - we can't all have cloven hooves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 My God !!!! Youve got 2 left thumbs One clean and one dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 That must be one for the car and one for the lay-dees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Slight cock up after a nasty accident involving a couple of severed hands and an incompetent surgeon? Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Clearly sucks his thumb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Clearly sucks his thumb... but which one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 cheap nasty american junk I shouldn't think it came from the factory like that. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Oh yes it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Oh yes it did. Oh, no it didn't (i hope!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I have a nasty feeling it did. The tapped doofer bit is standard and if I understand what you are describing so is the washer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 I have a nasty feeling it did. Well a quick google for jeep UJs revealed this pic: and it is indeed bolted to the flange. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Told you so - it so UJ's are easy to fix as they are the weakest link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Well a quick google for jeep UJs revealed this pic: and it is indeed bolted to the flange. :lol: That is a U Bolt. It is not the same thing as I think I am seeing in the first post. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Put your reading glasses on Bill (-: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 That is a U Bolt. It is not the same thing as I think I am seeing in the first post. well, the first pic is a welded up version made from bicycle parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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