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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on July 12, 2012, 12:22:11 PM
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noticed a vibe comin n going last few weeks ??? and finally picked the uni joint which couples the s/wheel shaft with the steering box is well an truly "shagged"! is this a bedford part, or can other uni,s be used. yot thoughts would be appreciated .... cheers skippy
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hey skip
john abbot bugs member..has a buga thread on this topic...have search for it
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Yep Skip....Search steering uni and scoll down for details. One of the first things that i replaced on my truck and man..what a difference :o :)
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And here I was thinkin the DruGS had kicked in Skip
Been seeing a lot of your brothers in my travels lately - I'm even sitting on an island named after you :)
Warren
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I notice your in South Australia, but if its any help i got mine reconditioned in Melbourne last year by a mob called
Balancing Services Australia..PHONE..(03) 9480 4040...FAX (03) 9484 6505 adress 43 Chifley Drive, Preston, Melb
I paid $ 77 not sure if thats trade price or retail , as my mechanic and the guy who fixed the Uni joint use to know each other
from working togethor at Repco in the 60s
The middle cross part of the uni joint , l remember being told is that out of a Torana . I think it was LX or LH cant really remember.
Anyway hope this is of help. They did a good job with warranty...........CHeers Frank
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They did a good job with warranty.
i wonder what there warrenty covers if the uni joint fails at high speed down the freeway???
ben
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They did a good job with warranty.
i wonder what there warrenty covers if the uni joint fails at high speed down the freeway???
ben
The lucky thing with steering joints is that they usually fail at low speed, because that is when they are most loaded.
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thanks groovers i seem to recall something about torana,s being mentioned too , now you mention it fever.... warren!!... where,s "skippy island" ??? ??? ??? never heard of it.... ::) ::)
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i unbolt the botttom of the uni shaft off its nolethene pad , an loosen the spline bolt an slide the whole uni assembly off the s/wheel shaft. ja? is the whole assembly off a torana,? or just the uni joint itself?...
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think its just the uni Skip..
Think John Abbot version..he had the uni shaved to fit the bedford....
If the torana one fits...will have no need to machine it...
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Hey Skippy l noticed in your photo, that we have different style universal steering joints.
My van was made in 1970 , uni joint is 36 spline at both ends. It bolts to the shaft that connects it to the steering rack and
likewise at top. The only Torana part used was the inner cross section part that holds the uni joint togethor. Only difference l
to the original was that it came with a grease nipple. Maybe the Torana part can only be used on early models ????
Even if thats the case i believe it can still be repaired..........
Cheers Frank
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Bedfords come with 2 different uni's, one like the one pictured and the other a more bulky squared type
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lol...so i have the "not so bulky one ".....yes ???
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I had the same problem with mine, I finally got a new universal from a company in the US called Flaming River cost about $65 for memory plus shipping.
Their products are top quality and a perfect fit.
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The centre cube looking part of the uni joint was pressed out, and replaced with a cross looking Torana uni joint part.
I hope this makes sense, Cheers Frank
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Sorry i meant to write i dont have a photo of the reco joint, but will try and get under van in next few days and take a pic .FRank
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I AM IN SHOCK!!!!!!!! :o :o :o sussed around for a torana steering uni....... rare spares have them at....wait for it........... :'( $180.00 :'( ...WTF!!!!..... no no i said i just want a metal one not the solid gold ones with encrusted diamonds in it... he hung up.... i can buy a uni four times the size for a mere $18.00....... rare spares ??? rare ripoffs methinks..... sigh... the devil will be waiting for them with front door wide open at the end of their time , for sure.. retail criminals like this suxs
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Bursons are just as bad, the other day they quoted me a $124 for a rear wheel cylinder. After getting my head around what he said, I staggered out the door and up the road to Repco. Where i paid a mere $22.37 each
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hahaha, i woulda got hung up on 2 skippy,
i probebly woulda said that as well, =
(i just want a metal one not the solid gold ones with encrusted diamonds in it. )
haha thats a clasic, can i use it?
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;D ;D be my guest mty ;D ;D ;D maybe all buga members/ all states should call rare spares an say the same thing ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
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Hey Skip sorry for not posting pic earlier of reco uni-joint. Bloody blood cot in leg has left me legless. :'(