SX-M UJ

[bigtoe]

Hi last year I had a vibration from the leg, the gimble had just replaced so I thought UJ,s . I ordered and fitted new cross members and it all felt better except for hard lock to starboard. It's not got any better and maybe a little worse now and I may even be able to hear a knocking most of the time ( but maybe just imaging it as others can't here it) So my question is do I replace the crosses again of go for a whole UJ leg which volvo recommend? When I changed the cross members before I did not research and failed to keep the assembly aligned the same way so I guess I lost the balance of the shaft, is there away of finding out which way around the parts should be aligned? Thanks for looking/help

 

[evantful]

It would be near impossible to tell which way it when originally without some kind of picture of how it was originally, even then with a picture I imagine it would be very difficult.

At this point your best bet would be to buy the whole U-Joint Assembly and bring it to a certified Volvo mechanic and have them install it. The installation into the drive end requires some knowledge and past experience, best left to a expert or you risk destroying the drive.

Keep the old parts and try to sell them on eBay as separate pieces to recoup some of your money.

 

[John2037]

Volvo does not sell just the uj's, they sell a whole u-joint assy kit - IDK why, but I'd guess there's a reason. Not too bad to change if you have the Volvo tools and manual

 

[bigtoe]

Many thanks, I'll get a assemblly on order