dnatoli Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Not sure how many of you guys have done this, but I need a little help. I disassembled my halfshafts which were pretty well seized up so I had to cut out the u joints. I stripped the cast pieces down and painted them. I've put back together some of them with u joints I ordered from msa. The u joint caps were very tight and required pressing in. I had to order another set of the same product but when they arrived they were spicer joints which they were before and instead of needing to press the caps in they slid right in and now there's a fair bit of slack. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Could be you got 240Z propeller (aka drive) shaft u-joints instead of driveshaft (halfshaft) u-joints. I think that they're different sizes. You should give the part numbers of what you're working with. Might offer a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnatoli Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 The ones that are too small are spicer p161 as far as I can tell. They're too small in the r200 half shafts. The strange thing is that I ordered the exact same product off of msa just at two separate occasions and received two slightly different things. Maybe should I try contacting them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 The halfshafts should be Spicer 51505X, I think. Can't find a propeller shaft number. You should call them. Ask for James, he seems to know what's going on. You can get the halfshaft Spicer u-joints at most parts stores, if you're in a hurry. They're fairly common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnatoli Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 So just roll over to oriellys and tell them I need u joints for a 280z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Go on line to Naps or Black Dragon and see what they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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