Rtc3458g or Tvc100010 uj

Need to change two prop ujs on my 90 as they have play in them

One has only done 10,000 miles and they get greased once a month

I fitted rtc3458g (gkn part) and thought it would of lasted longer

I see tvc100010 is the superseded part and is the same size

Anyone know if there's a difference ?

I beleive that RTC3458GKN does not have the grease nipple where TVC100010 does, other than that they are the same size.
If you are destroying hardy spicers perhaps you should change the whole shaft ?

The last rear shaft I bought with GKN UJ's was circa £120 inc vat and shipping. GKN UJ's are around £25 each and take a while to fit, bolting on a new shaft takes 10 mins ...

The rtc3458g I fitted have grease nipples (they must if changed them since)

Il look at new shafts but nothing wrong with the old ones

Island 4x4 sell the expedition versions of GKN UJs. They have metal and rubber seals which should last longer if you are off roading on a regular basis.
No point in giving you the part number I use as my 1985 props have smaller UJs.

chrisstdt said:

The rtc3458g I fitted have grease nipples (they must if changed them since)

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Maybe ....

chrisstdt said:

Il look at new shafts but nothing wrong with the old ones

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Aye, it's just the time/effort I guess. If you can whip a UJ out and put the new one in without much time and effort then youre right, I found it so much easier and less time consuming to replace the shaft.
The Britpart one (I know ....) comes with a 2 year warranty ... for £60 + vat which isn't far off the price of two GKN UJ's.

miktdish said:

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Aye, it's just the time/effort I guess. If you can whip a UJ out and put the new one in without much time and effort then youre right, I found it so much easier and less time consuming to replace the shaft.
The Britpart one (I know ....) comes with a 2 year warranty ... for £60 + vat which isn't far off the price of two GKN UJ's.

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I find the gkn ones easy enough to fit (had bother with Britpart in the past as they don't fit that well !)
I had hoped the new number was a HD version buy il look on island 4x4

chrisstdt said:

they get greased once a month

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With which grease ? - serious question - it's possible to have grease which is too lubricious for needle roller bearings - the needles don't rotate, and the bearing fails.....

"lubricious" what a great word

Disco1BFG said:

With which grease ? - serious question - it's possible to have grease which is too lubricious for needle roller bearings - the needles don't rotate, and the bearing fails.....

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Standard ep2 grease

chrisstdt said:

Standard ep2 grease

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Ok, so it wasn't that causing it then ....

I'd expect them to last a year without being greased !

miktdish said:

"lubricious" what a great word

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That word deserves its own thread.

Got some HD ones from Glyn Lewis
Bigger trunnion on tge Cross and seals have a steel cover on top
Fitted yesterday so il see how these ones do