1 x UJ done and dusted, not without some issues. i was so happy to discover the steering box spline was still in perfect condition, quite amazing considering how flogged the spline was on the UJ was.

as always M R come through with the goods. in the end it took the best part of two hours as i was by myself and limited light in the front yard.

  • undo all bolts
  • i first tapped the top UJ towards the steering wheel using a small punch until it would not go any further
  • i than tapped the shaft between the two UJ's towards the power steering box, wrong move as the is not enough travel for the shaft to pop out of the top UJ
  • i then hopped under the car and tapped the shaft back towards the steering wheel until the shaft fell out of the UJ, i did notice that the spline on the steering wheel end of the shaft was extra long
  • the steering box UJ could then be removed by hand, i cleaned it up and the spline was flogged
  • i loaded up the UJ with anti-sieze and popped it onto the steering box
  • i was having all sorts of trouble getting the shaft to mate up with the UJ, i ended up having to spread the UJ spline with a chisel and hammer all good now
  • was sooo glad i soak the top UJ splines the night before
  • starting tapping the shaft around until i thought the bolts holes lined up on the bottom UJ only too discover a bolt would not go into the the top half of the UJ
  • after some more tapping the UJ was out and i drilled the holes to the correct size
  • UJ back on and for one reason or anther i didn't realised the bottom of the shaft only had a flat for the bolt to line up on, after some more tapping and the UJ was off and back on again and in the right position
  • before bolting up the bottom UJ i thought i best check the position of the steering wheel, you guessed it.....the UJ had to come off again, by now i have anti-sieze everywhere and quite practiced at removing and fitting the UJ
  • all lined up, yes including the steering wheel, i tightened up the top bolt of the bottom UJ and left the bottom bolt hanging in the breeze, the angle dangles meant i couldn't get two spanners on
  • some more light tapping had the top UJ lined up, tightened up the bolts
  • started the motor, turned the steering wheel so that i had better access to the bottom bolt on the bottom UJ


went for a spin and cannot believe how good my steering is, i have been putting up with the car wondering all over the road for a while now, i was getting annoyed as i had changed all the tie rod ends and bushes

i did notice some slight wear on the bottom bolts which although they were tight must have been moving as the spline flogged out. i put the bolts from he top UJ in the bottom one and when i get a chance i will buy some new bolts for the top UJ......which probably means they will be there for good