propellor shaft U-Joint

O CAL list, fount of even more wisdom than the porch of knowledge at the Green Cove Springs Marina: At the transmission end of the driveshaft which runs from the transmission to the V-drive, there is a universal joint. I can feel just a little play in it. Casting marks on one side has a circle with a capital A inside it followed by 15, and below that is RZ1 bearing end caps says SPICER USA. the local NAPA guy pulled out his vernier calipers and decided it was a Precision 413 which fit an Alfa Romeo, and he did not have one. I'm drawing blanks with my web searches. Help finding a replacement please? Reggie CAL Cruising 36 "Submit"

A quick web search for Precision 413, I found this replacement http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MOG-413/ or this http://www.theautopartsshop.com/universal-joint/pe413.html good luck john From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of r good Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:44 PM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint O CAL list, fount of even more wisdom than the porch of knowledge at the Green Cove Springs Marina: At the transmission end of the driveshaft which runs from the transmission to the V-drive, there is a universal joint. I can feel just a little play in it. Casting marks on one side has a circle with a capital A inside it followed by 15, and below that is RZ1 bearing end caps says SPICER USA. the local NAPA guy pulled out his vernier calipers and decided it was a Precision 413 which fit an Alfa Romeo, and he did not have one. I'm drawing blanks with my web searches. Help finding a replacement please? Reggie CAL Cruising 36 "Submit"

my concern is that i do not know if the Precisioo 413 is a direct interchange for the u-joint I have. It ws the best guess of the parts guy at Napa, just from his measurements, without disassembling the u-joint to confirm the rough measurements. Reggie To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com From: jr… [at] triad.rr.com Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:38:43 -0400 Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint A quick web search for Precision 413, I found this replacement http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MOG-413/ or this http://www.theautopartsshop.com/universal-joint/pe413.html good luck john From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of r good Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:44 PM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint O CAL list, fount of even more wisdom than the porch of knowledge at the Green Cove Springs Marina: At the transmission end of the driveshaft which runs from the transmission to the V-drive, there is a universal joint. I can feel just a little play in it. Casting marks on one side has a circle with a capital A inside it followed by 15, and below that is RZ1 bearing end caps says SPICER USA. the local NAPA guy pulled out his vernier calipers and decided it was a Precision 413 which fit an Alfa Romeo, and he did not have one. I'm drawing blanks with my web searches. Help finding a replacement please? Reggie CAL Cruising 36 "Submit"

Assuming it is just a U-joint I think all you care about is that the holes are the same size and spacing and that the length of the thing is close to the same. I am reasonably sure that a U-joint for any car will be more than strong enough. Back when it was difficult to get parts for my Austin Healey, I used to take the old part into an auto parts story and ask if they had one. They would ask me what car it was from and I would tell them that if I told them they would say they didn't have it so I wan't going to tell them. They would then just match it up. Austin Healey cam followers? 34 Buick hydraulic outer bodies. If it fits, it is perfect. Allen On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:30 PM, r good <my… [at] hotmail.com> wrote: > ** > > > my concern is that i do not know if the Precisioo 413 is a direct > interchange for the u-joint I have. It ws the best guess of the parts guy > at Napa, just from his measurements, without disassembling the u-joint to > confirm the rough measurements. > Reggie > ------------------------------ > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > From: jr… [at] triad.rr.com > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:38:43 -0400 > Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint > > > > > A quick web search for Precision 413, I found this replacement > > > > http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MOG-413/ > > > > or this > > > > http://www.theautopartsshop.com/universal-joint/pe413.html > > > > good luck > > > > john > > > > > > *From:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *r good > *Sent:* Monday, April 23, 2012 4:44 PM > *To:* ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint > > > > > > O CAL list, fount of even more wisdom than the porch of knowledge at the > Green Cove Springs Marina: > > At the transmission end of the driveshaft which runs from the transmission > to the V-drive, there is a universal joint. I can feel just a little play > in it. > > Casting marks on one side has a circle with a capital A inside it followed > by 15, and below that is RZ1 > > bearing end caps says SPICER USA. > > the local NAPA guy pulled out his vernier calipers and decided it was a > Precision 413 which fit an Alfa Romeo, and he did not have one. > > I'm drawing blanks with my web searches. > > Help finding a replacement please? > > Reggie > CAL Cruising 36 "Submit" > > > >

Reggie, Why don't you give Tom Vandiver a call, bet he knows all about it. Dave Dobbs From: r good <my… [at] hotmail.com> To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 3:43 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint O CAL list, fount of even more wisdom than the porch of knowledge at the Green Cove Springs Marina: At the transmission end of the driveshaft which runs from the transmission to the V-drive, there is a universal joint. I can feel just a little play in it. Casting marks on one side has a circle with a capital A inside it followed by 15, and below that is RZ1 bearing end caps says SPICER USA. the local NAPA guy pulled out his vernier calipers and decided it was a Precision 413 which fit an Alfa Romeo, and he did not have one. I'm drawing blanks with my web searches. Help finding a replacement please? Reggie CAL Cruising 36 "Submit"

thanks. Tom. I felt confident that the U-joint would have lasted, but I would have thought about it every time I was motoring in a tight spot. and, it would have been a bear to change if it died later. The NAPA guy was correct. Autozone lady cross referenced the Precision 413 to a MOOG 413 and had one heare b y 1PM. $9.36 plus tax. already installed. Reggie Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:02:17 -0700 From: to… [at] bshmarine.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint To: my… [at] hotmail.com Yes, we are interested in sharing their cruising dream. I have a similar U-joint on Satori. Yes, it has a little play, maybe .030" lateral. That is after 45 years, for sure 30 years as we have never changed it. Define "a little play". As long as a new one fits, that is good enough IMHO. They get very little wear as our engines only torque slightly and it is constant. U joints in power boat outdrives wear, but they take power when the helm is hard over, both directions and they last 1,000s of hours. Send me the dimensions and I can get you one. Hope this helps. Best to You and Miss Barb From: r good <my… [at] hotmail.com> To: to… [at] bshmarine.com Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7:17 AM Subject: FW: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint any ideas Tom? Also, we hear Jeremy and Heather and the girls are headed your way this fall. Reggie To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com From: tm… [at] yahoo.com Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:06:23 -0700 Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint Reggie, Why don't you give Tom Vandiver a call, bet he knows all about it. Dave Dobbs From: r good <my… [at] hotmail.com> To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 3:43 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] propellor shaft U-Joint O CAL list, fount of even more wisdom than the porch of knowledge at the Green Cove Springs Marina: At the transmission end of the driveshaft which runs from the transmission to the V-drive, there is a universal joint. I can feel just a little play in it. Casting marks on one side has a circle with a capital A inside it followed by 15, and below that is RZ1 bearing end caps says SPICER USA. the local NAPA guy pulled out his vernier calipers and decided it was a Precision 413 which fit an Alfa Romeo, and he did not have one. I'm drawing blanks with my web searches. Help finding a replacement please? Reggie CAL Cruising 36 "Submit"