Hit a Snag - Universal Joints

[flyerncle]

Silly suggestion,what about u/j from socket set ?

[Stot]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Silly suggestion,what about u/j from socket set ?

I have broken quite a few of those.

I think the MX5 UJs are is 16mm splined, the Escort IIRC are 15mm. Certainly when I offered the MX5 one up to the Escort rack it wouldnt pinch up enough to bite the splines properly. Problem is the MX5 spline may not match what you have?

Ill take a look tonight. I need to finish welding up my steering column anyway.

Cheers
Stot

[Stot]

Measured the MX5 column spline.



.620" or 15.75mm. Rack end has a pressed steel UJ and we dont use it in an MX5 build so there may be many about in builders scrap bins. Don't know if it helps though?

Escort spline is .550"/14mm.



Cheers
Stot

[Enoch]

Thanks, Stot, that's handy, it's a 5/8 inch, same as the Jag. I have found a Defender lower uj that looks like it will do the job. It's 5/8 spline on both sides, it seems to work at nearly 90 degrees so it's looking good. Just need to bung it on the rack and see what it looks like. Worst case scenario I will have to buy a second one and fit a bearing so I split the angle over 2 joints. Thanks a lot for going to the trouble of measuring your rack for me - it gives me another option.