82 300sd drive shaft

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tony grimwood - 29 Aug 2004 13:25 GMT

has anyone ever replaced the universal joint on the drive shaft on a
82 300sd.was it a fun job or fairly straight forward.Does this universal
tend to last a long time?

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the guvnor - 29 Aug 2004 18:32 GMT

> has anyone ever replaced the universal joint on the drive shaft on a
> 82 300sd.was it a fun job or fairly straight forward.Does this universal
> tend to last a long time?

You need a new driveshaft, can't you get one from a pick and pull?

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Richard - 30 Aug 2004 15:24 GMT

>> has anyone ever replaced the universal joint on the drive shaft on a
>> 82 300sd.was it a fun job or fairly straight forward.Does this universal
>> tend to last a long time?

While it's pgysically possible to replace the u-joint it wasn't meant
to be replaced and you'll most likely have toruble finding a replacement
U-joint and owuld have to do some serious and very accurate machining to
actually do it. You need a good used drive shaft from a scrapyard;
make sure if it was broken into the two sections that it was
accuratly marked as they're balanced as a unit.

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Tiger - 29 Aug 2004 20:13 GMT

They last a long time... plus there is no serviceble part on the
driveshaft... it requires tremendous work and balancing. Do you have
vibrations? If so, check your flex discs instead.... they are the most
common problem.

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