oc-46 universal rebuild advice

we@nb · February 07, 2007, 01:03:11 PM

would anyone like to give me a rundown on how to rebuild the drive shaft universal joint on my oc-46? or can i buy a replacement cheaper?

walter hudson · February 07, 2007, 11:31:17 PM

If you have a reverser and the short shaft ,it uses Ford model A u-joints.

we@nb · February 08, 2007, 12:22:54 AM

yes i have the reverser .im not sure i want to try finding model A parts .i would if i had to. can one rebuild one of these. do they have bearings like a modern u-joint. mine is pretty beat up, hard to tell what it looked like.not like the picture in my parts manual which shows a double yoke arrangement. perhaps i have an early model.

hotratz · February 08, 2007, 04:56:57 PM

Mod. A joints should be pretty easy to find. I'm sure there is still some after market support for them. I just saw one for sale on ebay last week.

Here's one that's up for bit right now Model A U-joint

Here's Another one

we@nb · February 13, 2007, 12:53:08 PM

thanks for your input but im still unsure .the mo A u-joints on e-bay dont really look like mine which has 2 cross journals as opposed to one in the mo A pictures.I conclude that the oliver joint has bushings not needle bearings.I cant for the life of me get the snap rings out intact and all the ends are very worn .there really doesnt seem to be any accomodation for lubrication .how do they lube just squirt on the oil?

walter hudson · February 14, 2007, 02:39:08 AM

They did not have needle bearings nor a way to grease the joint .I dont know why they were not greaseable .
Walter

we@nb · February 14, 2007, 12:58:32 PM

thanks Walter
Im slowly getting a picture here. Further to the Mo-A u-joint,when you say it fits the oc-4 with a travel reverser,do you mean that it is the same over all length and that the splines fit?

walter hudson · February 15, 2007, 12:31:35 AM

You will have to use your yokes . Only the ujoint is the same. This joint was also used on the early oliver/cletrac HG .
Walter

we@nb · February 15, 2007, 01:53:28 PM

walter,
By u-joint do you mean the cross journal ,as it is called in my parts manual? If so wouldnt i need 2 Mo-A joints as i think there is only 1 cross in the mo-a joint?

walter hudson · February 16, 2007, 01:17:04 AM

Yes , you will need two u-joints. Each joint will come with one cross,four caps and four locks.