Top U J steering joint stiff

[slideways]

I took the car out today and noticed the steering was stiff and a little jerky when turning right, i had a look and there was a squeak from the upper uj joint.
My question is if i clean and grease this tommorrow whats the chances of this curing the problem,it has only just happened as i drove it yesterday and steering was fine then. If not and i have to change it how difficult is it likly to be??
Thanks
Rich

[Bomber Denton]

Common fault, they seize up. You will need to replace but they are only about twenty quid, fitted in about half an hour.

[slideways]

thanks i had better order one, where's the best place to get one and are they tvr specific?

[spend]

IIRC you need to measure the dia of the splined bits to identify the parts, there are a few variations.

Dave

[slideways]

thanks will do

[GreenV8S]

The replacement will last a lot longer if you put a gater over it. Generic steering rack end gaters do the job nicely.