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Offline AlexR

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Re: universal joints
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2017, 01:18:59 PM »
So I finished up with a gmb one pert number RUJK5-L4R $33
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Re: universal joints
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2017, 01:28:18 PM »
 ;)  JOHNNO, G/AY, I WONT SEE YOU WEDS,BUT check on what sixty and phoenix say about the universals as they are known to blow when they side movement in them , pull a cup off gently and make sure that it has the side thrust in it, if you are worried call me ,TONA.

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Re: universal joints
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2018, 05:01:59 PM »
More info from Bearman via facebook.

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Any quality UJs are ok but just be careful about the position of the grease nipple. On some UJs it is impossible to get a gun on it. Only way it that predicament is to take off the tailshaft to grease it.

Ask for K5-13XR in a good brand and make sure the nipple is in the same place as the UJs you removed from your Landy.

Here are a couple of pics of a Dana 5-153X. Note where the nipple hole is offset so you can grease it. (see below)

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...same Uni-Joints for the 6x6 propshafts except for the double cardan on the rear driveshaft.
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I dropped into a big blue bearings business, out of stock of Spicer. I went to a well known truck parts supplier. Nope. They strongly suggested CBC. No one in the ACT likes to carry stock. Everything is available next week. I hate that. I saw SCA have a chinese knockoff. I saw Toyo made in Japan and a chinese knock off called Koyo on ebay australia. I saw ebay australia ads for Spicer K5-13XR as being for Falcon sedans but the grease nipple was in a pregnant bump. So I avoided them as they appeared too different in that respect.

I then switched over to google and found some info - The USA made Dana Spicer parts are in red boxes. The Spicer Value Line ("SVL") are sourced in Asia and in blue boxes.

I decided to stop wasting time. I found the red boxed 5-153X on ebay.com (USA) for $31 AUD per Uni, delivered to my door. And that was at very low paypal exchange rate of 72c.
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