The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

U-joint replacement how? 200

posted by  bob weber on  Tue Apr 22 01:12 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sat Sep 24 07:35 CST 2011
[RELATED]

Mark - the easy way to do it - is to take out the entire shaft (marking it carefully first) and then have a machine shop do the hard stuff. If you have jack stands, dropping the shaft as a whole unit is simple and direct. Don't separate the two halves without marking the orientation or you can easily get an out of balance shaft.

U-joints run around $10-12 each and the support bearing $12-15. The support donut is another $15-20. FCP out of groton has great u-joint prices.

On my 89 project wagon, I have the whole shaft out sitting on the floor - did all three joints and the bearing at a local shop - labor $25. I bought the parts at around $35. The labor is well worth the price, as installing the joints is complex. I did one years ago and screwed it up, so today I pay the shop labor!!

There are three different size u-joints - usually the newer 240s have 3" or 3 1/4, but check your size before ordering parts.

Bob Weber
49 Volvos since 1979
Hamilton, Ohio 45013





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.