Originally Posted by
Cap
I am the same, I have them running pretty much engaged all the time as the donor S3 front end I pulled them off had the unis completely destroyed in the swivels... apparently a sign of not enough oil being splashed around inside by leaving them disengaged for too long. I have the M11 ones.
What are 'M11' ones ?
I wouldn't have thought the UJ's would fail due to oil not being splashed around. They dip in the oil so would quickly get lubricated when the hubs are engaged or 4WD is selected plus needle rollers need minimal lubrication anyway. More likely lack of oil altogether or water ingress/condensation.
There is the problem of trying to get UJ's without seals so that the oil can get in to lubricate, most I've used you can't just remove the seal because it also locates the needle rollers.
I run my shorty with the hubs unlocked but engage 4WD for short trips to splash oil around to lubricate the Railco bearings. There is no way to check that both shafts are spinning (rather than just one) so some trips are made with the hubs engaged.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
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'81 SIII FFR
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