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GOODT 04-03-2006 03:55 AM

Re: bravo u-joint questions
 

Originally Posted by sleeper_dave
The local shop i use said stay away from automotive u joints, they'll dynamite. He said he has u-joints in stock, it takes 2 and they're $50 each. $350 parts and labor. About $900 parts and labor actually, since i'm going to have him do all the bellows, etc. that are in there at the same time. Probably gimbal bearing as well. Some of those parts are bad, the rest are preventative maintenance. Plus another $300 for the water pump, installed. it's tight enough in that area to make it worth that. Now i just need to come up with $1200.


the pricing is on the money for a good experianced shop / tech

sleeper_dave 04-03-2006 10:14 AM

Re: bravo u-joint questions
 

Originally Posted by US1 Fountain
So those U-Joints are Merc only sizing and not a standard U-joint that can be bought from a bearings supply house? Seems odd. Sucks haveing to spend $400 to get a $10 part.

whether the size is the same or not, it's a different duty cycle. I would imagine the marine pieces would have to be significantly tougher. Wider angle of operation and possibly more RPM than a typical automotive u-joint.

The tales i've heard of muskrats chewing through the bellows were generally not model-specific. Just old-timers yapping about how i should make sure to tilt the drive down and how "this one fella" had his boat sink. good to know that if that happens it'll take a while to sink with a bravo.

GOODT 04-03-2006 06:08 PM

Re: bravo u-joint questions
 
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the ujoint it self is the same for alpha, omc cobra and volvo the all use the same heavy duty ujoint manufactured by rockwell


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