Re: ball and trunion vs u joint

[Tom Watters <tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I couldnt find the kit in NEAPCO 's catalog 
(http://www.neapco.com/n_products-catalogs.php)

I do know that Bernbaum or Atlas should have a kit, usually for around 
$75.  You would need to contact them as they dont list the '62-65 parts 
on their site.  Also, any local driveline shop worth its weight should 
be able to get one within a day or two, if they dont already have a kit 
on the shelf.

http://www.oldmoparts.com/NAVIG.htm (bernbaum's)
http://www.atlaschrys.com/Clutch.html

--Tom

On 12/27/2010 4:12 PM, Leslie Thrasher wrote:
> I will throw this tidbit out there and you can do what you want with 
> it!  I worked as a buyer for Mopar Parts in the 70's and was 
> responsible for the Detroit Universal Division (DUD) buying and 
> inventory control.  At that time I was buying the assembled kits from 
> a company in Pottstown, PA called NEAPCO.  They were doing the casting 
> and machine work on the housing.  Do not know anything about them now 
> or whether they are still in that business or not.  Good luck with 
> your search!!!
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Butch Edison" <waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 4:47 PM
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: ball and trunion vs u joint
>
> > I did not find a vendor selling ball & trunnion kits for our cars. If 
> > you do
> > find one, please let us know who it is. After a couple years of 
> > searching, I
> > did find some old rebuild kits and bought a few. The rubber boots 
> > were still
> > good, but the needle bearings in the cups, well, some were a bit 
> > rusty. Your
> > note reminds me to take them to a bearing shop today and see if I can 
> > get
> > new needle bearings or if they can provide the complete U-joints.
> > Fortunately for me, my ball & trunnion U-joints were still in good 
> > shape,
> > just needed to replace the rubber boot, which is very hard to come by 
> > (at
> > least it was for me). Some of our members had had luck I think using 
> > some VW
> > rubber boots. Whatever you use, be sure to grease the heck out the 
> > rubber
> > boot and then nurse it on, as it can be torn.
> >
> > Again, if you find a vendor, please let us know. Those old B&T 
> > U-joints were
> > used all the way up the Mopar food chain to the Max Wedge cars. I have a
> > friend who drag raced those MW cars for Chrysler in the 60s and 70s as a
> > team driver and he had no problems with them.
> >
> > /Butch/Ferndale, WA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 7:05 PM
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: ball and trunion vs u joint
> >
> >
> > Need to replace the old B&T joint in our 1964 Dodge 330. Has anyone had
> > work done by SharaDon in Minnesota, or Inland Empire Driveline in
> > California? Seems like the replacement slip joint set up vibrates more.
> > Any tips?
> >
> > Zack and Ileana in Chicago
> >
> >
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> directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and 
> negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended 
> recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will 
> protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune 
> the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
>
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> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.