bravo u-joint questions
04-03-2006 | 03:55 AM
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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
04-03-2006 | 10:14 AM
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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.
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.
04-03-2006 | 06:08 PM
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Re: bravo u-joint questions
the ujoint it self is the same for alpha, omc cobra and volvo the all use the same heavy duty ujoint manufactured by rockwell
Last edited by GOODT; 04-03-2006 at 06:11 PM.
