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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:35 pm 
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How much will i be looking at for a new universal joint on an EFII XR6? its pretty f**k apparently, how quick shoud i get it fixed also?

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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:47 pm 
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Should cost about $60 all up per uni joint replaced, most mechanics should be able to do the job.

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:52 pm 
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an original spicer UJ will set you back around $70 from ford or you can get a japanese one for around $30. im not sure how much fitted as ive always done my own.
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:56 am 
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steel shaft uni number is ruj2038 ( we call them a 2387-e)
should be looking at about 20 bucks for the good ones or 12 for the crappy ones
most bearing supplyers should have them
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:59 pm 
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what are the signs of a uni joint on the way out?

 

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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:54 pm 
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a bit of "play" when you turn the shaft or a little grinding as well
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:08 pm 
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A slight clunk when accelerating and decelerating, a low frequency hum and vibration at around 80km/h from the rear (worse as you decelerate) black dust around the UJ bearing sealsand noticable play in the joint.
Its worth getting the more expensive UJ's as they are the only things holding a tube that spins at around 3200rpm and take up to 500nm of torque when accelerating.
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:48 am 
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yeah i wouldn't fit the chinese one ever but if you got to a industrial bearig supplier with the part numbers above you can get some good U.S.A branded stuff for around the 20-35 dollar mark
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:50 pm 
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The original SPICER are american. Ford have been using them for almost 20 years.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:40 pm 
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I have replaced quite a few, usually about $30-35 for the new part.

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:08 pm 
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ok my uni joint is F$%KED and i need to replace now do i replace both of them??? also i feel im pretty capable but not sure i could do it. is it hard?? ive got a gregorys manual and it doesnt look too hard but im just wonrdering is this one for the mechanic?
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:46 pm 
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not hard to replace, its normally the rear that goes first. all you need are 2 sockets (1slightly larger and 1 slightly smaller than the UJ bearing) a vice, pair of pointy nose pliers (to remove snap rings) just remember to copy the yellow dots on both ends of the shaft onto the diff flange and the output spline on the transmission. after the UJ is fitter rap the bearings with a couple of taps with a mallet to seat the bearings in.
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