I see MiniSpares in the UK are listing among their newest products these again part no. QL5000 I think. Nylon cups and needle roller bearings. Around UKP38 a pair. They haven't been available for a while as an alternative to the traditional rubber couplings.

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1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)

Get them if you can. They are worth it.

Yes they last for years instead of months

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

Months? When I started playing with Minis I used to chew them out in a week!
Both the QL5000s in my car are over 12 years old and still doing fine.
If they do wear out you can fit a new uni-joint into the plastic cups.

I wish my uni's had lasted another 6 month

Ah well. Next time. I hope they keep making them.

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

Weren't a couple of people on here going to remake them? I remember David Rosenthal was one...
I have CAD drawings for the cups, that a guy on MM forum did.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Currently out of stock

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1964 998 Cooper , 1968 Morris 1100

Two or three local suppliers stock locally made ones with delrin cones, but they are really expensive. I recently picked up a NOS set of QH ones so I'm feeling smug.

Seven Enterprises in the US make steel ones



Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian