Front axle.....success at last.....

Originally posted by Keith Webb
Probably because no-one could pronounce Rzeppa. The correct pronounciation is "Cheppa" I seem to remember.

We just leave out the "R".

One of the less notable uses was on the Morris 1100 - I can still remember being able to identify an old one of those on hearing it alone when one went around a corner... K-klunka-clicka-klunka, (then being enveloped in a cloud of blue smoke).

Well, the Mini first and then every other FWD transverse A and B series engined car followed by the rest of the world turning their engines sideways.

In fact the joints were stunningly reliable until the sealing boot failed allowing the grey lithium grease out and dirt and grit in to do its job. Even so the drive spider, balls and outer cup didn't wear, it was the bronze cage that became slack and allowed your balls (if you pardon the expression) to click from one face to the other.

At the time the cages were a standard spare, replacement would realise tight fitting and well controlled balls (if you pardon the expression again) rendering the joint as new.

Done a few in my time. . . . . . . . . . . . .

R.