Looking at replacing my u-joints in my 91 4wd loyale. I ordered GMB 220024 staked u- joints before I really did any research. I found that a 95 Toyota Privia van takes the same u-joint as the loyale. On rockauto they also offered GMB 2150021 for the van which has snap rings to secure it in place. Will these work, or is Rockford driveline the only ones that make a direct replacement?

You will need to have your tailshaft machined to fit the replaceable uni joints. 

I’ve not done this work, only heard about others doing it. I don’t know if the machining is to get rid of the stakes that hold the factory uni’s in or if it includes machining a flat spot for the C clips to sit on properly. 

I might get around to doing this one day... 

Cheers 

Bennie

I need to learn how or where to accomplish this on a custom length driveshaft I have.

Thanks for the start.

Edited April 11, 20205 yr by Crazyeights

Here's the how to I did on it.

https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/driveshaft-u-joint-replacement.465866/post-5685977

 

And AutoZone part number

Zerk?

Did this site insert crazy words as a substitute for words like nipple and cockroach?

Zerk.  It's the grease fitting.  Upper right arm of the cross in the picture above.  

Never heard that term before. Always a grease nipple over here. 

We love nipples  

Cheers 

Bennie

Edited June 25, 20205 yr by el_freddo

The patent for the Zerk fitting was granted to Oscar U. Zerk in January 1929.

I don't suppose Oscar Zerks middle name is Unijoint?

Funny how down under we show respect to the Welch brothers for their invention but northern hemisphere just call them freeze plugs

OK

Pretty good that I have had EA82 tailshafts in my life constantly for over 15 years and only now looking at them in finer detail.

There has been a bit of a hint that the three unijoints in total are not identical when Rocks catalogue suggests front shaft uni of which there is only one , differs from the pair in the rear shaft

So having thrown out seven EA82 tailshafts and seven 3.7 dirty diffs I cannot compare a lot of shafts now

I am looking at the shaft from my 1987 TW manual dual range that I ran in my 84 Brumby, or was that tailshafts from the 91 EA82 donor....come to think of it...possible most likely

It's front uni looks not original, no staking, in fact the ends of the cups are almost flush with the yokes that have a neat square inside for where the C clips fit snugly

Grease nipple (.) too

Looks close to being 25 or 25.4 mm cups

This uni is fine. The rear section still has original looking staking and unis front and back. Front feels fine, rear just a little arthritic but gave no hint ( from memory) of problems

Rockauto listing for 1987 with C clips only list for rear shaft

Hope my scrawled notes are correct here...

SKF UJ10430

Uh oh....

 

SKF site lists U joints with four grooved round bearings

Suit Nissan, Subaru,  Toyota 

Cups 0.867". (22.02mm)

Other car makes use 0.886" (22.50mm) !!

Distance between outsides of fitted C clips I am assuming from a sketch and some text is 1.40" (35.56mm)

 

In a long winded to way i am prepping to swap out a two piece shaft from my EA82 Brumby that I suspect is responsible for vibration felt in body under squirt.

I suspect front shaft uni because image on rear view mirror on windscreen shakes about during squirt sessions. Mirror is roughly directly above front uni

This current tailshaft's previous owner denied any bad symptoms, yet when I installed it I had small vibration.

This small vibration went away when I installed previous owners matching awd gearbox. Theory is the constant drive masks vibrations

So, now it may have been suggested that the ~25 mm unijoint at front with clips and zerk may just be same as EA81 single piece tailshaft replaceable unijoint

Anyone know these EA82 two piece uni joints intimately??

 

 

 

(.) aka zerk

Edited June 25, 20205 yr by Step-a-toe

On 4/11/2020 at 10:58 PM, Numbchux said:

Here's the how to I did on it.

https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/driveshaft-u-joint-replacement.465866/post-5685977

 

And AutoZone part number

Similarity in part number of this one and SKFs number of UJ10430

I have ordered from Rock   whatever there listing is for C clip rear section tailshaft unis

If it is not in stock in store at some of our suppliers they want to slug customer a freight charge of 10,15 or $20 even if it takes a week...I think A$17 FedExed to my door over 15,000 km or so is more than a reasonable excuse to keep buying from Rock

 

Will deal with front one when it is out and my spare is in use

Edited June 25, 20205 yr by Step-a-toe