Universal joints

[B Readling CLC#25871]

Anyone know a reasonable source for universal joints for 1937 lasalle series 50.

[Daryl Chesterman]

If you have the universal joint removed from the drive shaft, take the complete cross (all 4 caps and the trunnion) to your local parts store, or better yet, a driveline shop, and they will measure the cap diameters and the end-to-end measurements of the caps on the trunnion, and look it up in their catalog.  Just put two caps on the trunnion opposite of each other then wrap some electrical tape around them to keep them from fall off of the trunnion, then do the same to the other two caps.  Just be sure that none of the needle bearings fall into the bottom of the cap, or it will give a false measurement of the cap-to-cap dimension.

Daryl Chesterman

[harvey b]

They are available at NAPA,i will get you the part numbers i used on mine,they cross over to an industrial part that is still used today.I am not handy my car,but will be later today.Dont buy them off Ebay,these are the same only 1/3 of the price. Harveyb

[B Readling CLC#25871]

Thank you Daryl and Harvey for the help. I am looking forward to the additional help with the part number Harvey. If we can get the proper ujoints maybe we can get the "Queen" on the road with along standing vibration problem solved. If we are   Successful I will pass along what we learned about vibration problems.

[harvey b]

Brady, sorry for the delay in finding the numbers, what i used was called a spicer 5-3000x  joint,it also is a Caterpiller 5d9153  or a GKN HS530 .Google the numbers and it should pop up.I had  a vibration in my own 60 series,i replaced the joints and was no better,it turned out to be the front wheel bearings,replaced them and all was well. let me know if it works,if not i may be able to dig a little deeper for numbers. harveyb

[B Readling CLC#25871]

Harvey, thank you again for your reply. Will the ujoints in a series 60 like yours fit a series 50 like mine.    I will be chaseing one down tomorrow. Thanks again👍.

[harvey b]

According to the MPB it does,the cadillac part number is 142 4820  .It shows the same one for cars up to 1948,the commercial chassis is a different one.Good Luck  harveyb

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Harvey thanks again,you have been a great help I have located the part at several places and will be ordering one to day. Cost is about 70-80 dollars every where(special order).For future information for everyone the Cat dealer said the part number 5d9153 had been changed to 9 K 1971.