Shaft/UJ angles

[Gromit]

Quick ques (having struck a deal on a Wunderlich adjustable arm-type thingy whatsit) regarding UJ angles:

So... a UJ works best when not in a 'straight ahead' position? So (the sequel).... if the driveshaft is at a certain 'down' angle from the gearbox, does the rear bevel box's UJ then have to point 'up' at the same angle or can it also be pointing down?

<Apologies for the highly tech-laden prognosis but I'm just a fick muso>

[stempy]

Blimey, how short do you want it

[Jason M]

I know Mr B doesn't agree, but I don't think it matters. I just adjust mine till the tyre touches the ground on the centre stand - very technical

[bigblackfalco]

Ricahrd,there is a recommended UJ angle(feck knows what it is!) but any angle is better than no angle.This works for up or down!
Bailey.

[Jason M]

Ricardo

Wunderthingymajig et all clearly make and sell hundreds if not thousands of these things round the world and I doubt people wold continue buying them if they had a reputation for buggering the transmission. The UJ is moving up and down all the time with every bump anyway innit.

Unless the fitting instructions recommend a range of angles then I still suspect it's hearsay. It seems a fact that not all the BM range use the same angle but I bet they use the same UJ's

[Jason M]

Ricardo

You might have seen this already being a BM bloke for a while, but I found it quite interesting

http://www.largiader.com/paralever/

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