The problem with the general available U-joints is that most of them have either no holes drilled or just straight plain holes that use an bolts for fastening. The Ercoupe U-joints are fastened with tapered pins. One would have to ream the holes in there. Hard to do without special tools. I believe Univair is doing just that for us when they buy normal U-joints. Reaming in the holes. But this extra work is costly. Hartmut
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:32:32 +0000Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Yoke Universal Joint (vertical play in steering collar) I see these on Spruce but I have not taken any measurements yet to see if any will fit. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/ujoints.phpKevin--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:>> Kevin,> > If you can get the manufacturers part number on that u-joint, you might be > able to find someone who has some available for less than $210. When I needed > an odd sized close tolerance AN bolt a while back, I started by calling > Aircraft Spruce, and then Sky-Bolt, and then started calling any aircraft hardware > suppliers that I could find listed on the Internet. After being told that > "That's a valid part number, but nobody has made any of those bolts in the past 30 > years", I found some little hardware outfit in Texas that had a bin full of > them and they wanted something like $3.00 each for them. The key is to always > ask every supplier that you talk to, "Who would you recommend that I call?" > Sooner or later, you'll find what you are looking for. After all, this is > America!> > > Best Regards,> > Wayne DelRossi> Alon N5618F> Hours logged since restoration: 355.0> > "Nobody has ever scientifically proven that life is supposed to be serious."> > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489> _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser!! http://biggestloser.msn.com/
